Evaluation of prone positioning in improving breathing of awake patients with dyspnea due to COVID-19
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- COVID-19.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210724051970N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19
requiring non-invasive supplemental oxygen
awake and able to do prone positioning
Exclusion Criteria
pregnancy
altered consciousness
requiring intubation
systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg
multi-organ failure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improve oxygenation. Timepoint: ABG measurement at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and 3 days after it. Method of measurement: Blood draw from radial artery.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method