Chronology of controversy surrounding ARDSNet ventilator trial
| ARDSNet; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network; OHRP, (US) Office for Human Research Protections. | |
| March 1996 through March 1999 | Conduct of trial |
| May 2000 | Trial report published |
| July 2002 | OHRP relays concerns of complainants to ARDSNet. An ongoing ARDSNet trial is suspended |
| December 2002 | Article by critics published |
| December 2002 through September 2003 | Debate about trial published in the Correspondence Section of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine |
| July 2003 | After review of the opposing contentions and consultation with independent experts, OHRP permits resumption of suspended trial contingent upon further review by institutional review boards |