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Impact of Prone Position in Patients Under Spontaneous Breathing on Intubation or Non-invasive Ventilation or Death Incidence During COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Spontaneous Ventilation
Prone Position
COVID19
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Oxygen Therapy
Interventions
Other: prone position
Registration Number
NCT04363463
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Brief Summary

The SARS-Cov2 viral pandemic is responsible for a new infectious disease called COVID-19 (CoronaVIrus Disease), is a major health problem. Respiratory complications occur in 15 to 40%, the most serious is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

The management of COVID-19 is essentially symptomatic with respiratory oxygen supplementation in mild forms to invasive mechanical ventilation in the most severe forms.

Prone position (PP) reduced mortality in patients with ARDS in intensive care. Ding et al showed that PP and high flow oxygenation reduced the intubation in patients with moderate to severe ARDS.

The investigators hypothesize that the use of PP in spontaneously ventilation patients under oxygen standard could decrease incidence of intubation or non-invasive ventilation or death compared to conventional positioning management in medical departments.

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter randomized controlled study. 400 patients with COVID-19 documentation and undergoing oxygen therapy will be randomly assigned, with a 1:1 ratio, to conventional positioning or repeated prone sessions.

The control group will have conventional positioning: semi-seated in bed or seated in a chair. The prone position is not allowed during the day (it is allowed at night if it is the natural sleeping position).

The intervention group will have:

* Two sessions minimum of prone position over the day. With a total objective of at least 2h30 of cumulated duration over the day. The objective is to spend as much time as possible in prone position if the patient tolerates it well.

* The maximum of prone position at night. Patients must be able to take position by themselves or with minimal assistance. The rails will be positioned in order to prevent falling out of bed. The patient will be free to choose his preferred prone position as long as the back is not compressed

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
268
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged from 18 to 85 years old
  • With COVID-19 documentation
  • Undergoing oxygen therapy (nasal cannula, medium or high concentration mask or high flow nasal oxygen therapy)
  • Able to move to PP by him/herself or with minimal assistance
  • Written consent
  • Hospitalized in COVID medical department for less than 72 hours
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant (positive pregnancy test during screening) or breastfeeding women
  • Patient on long-term oxygen therapy or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) or Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) at home
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patient stage 3 or 4
  • Patient with known chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease
  • Patient with neuromuscular pathology
  • Contraindication to the PP (recent thoracic trauma, pneumothorax, orthopaedic fracture preventing mobilization, ...)
  • Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs or pulmonary embolism with effective anticoagulation for less than 48 hours
  • Hemodynamic instability (MAP < 65 mm Hg) persisting for more than 1 hour
  • Respiratory rate greater than 40 cycles per minute
  • Excessive use of accessory respiratory muscles (as judged by the clinician)
  • Indication for curative NIV (acute pulmonary edema or acute hypercapnic respiratory failure)
  • Intestinal Occlusive Syndrome
  • Patient unable to protect upper airway
  • Inability to understand French or to follow instructions for the prone position.
  • Person under guardianship
  • Protected Majors
  • Not affiliated to French social security
  • Decision not to forgo life sustaining therapy
  • Patient discharged from an intensive care unit and has been treated by invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation at 2 pressure levels during the resuscitation stay.
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interventional positioning : prone positionprone positionTwo sessions minimum of prone position over the day. With a total objective of at least 2h30 of cumulated duration over the day. The objective is to spend as much time as possible in prone position if the patient tolerates it well.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percent age of patients who will have endotracheal intubation or non-invasive ventilation at two pressure levels and/or die, in each of the 2 randomization groups.Day 28

To show that PP in spontaneously ventilation patients could reduce the risk of acquiring the following event (composite endpoint):

* Endotracheal intubation

* Or non-invasive ventilation (NIV) with two pressure levels

* And/or death

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Duration in days for the change of 2 points on the WHO ordinal scaleDay 28

Show that the use of prone position improves the WHO ordinal scale score by 2 points faster (after randomization)

Rate (%) of non-invasive ventilation at two pressure levels in the 2 randomization groupsDay 28

Show that prone position with spontaneous ventilation reduces the use of non-invasive ventilation at two pressure levels

Duration of oxygen therapy in the 2 randomization groups.Day 28

Show that prone position in spontaneous ventilation reduces the time under oxygen therapy.

Hospital mortality and mortality at D28 in the 2 randomization groupsDay 28

Compare the hospital mortality of the 2 groups

Rate (%) of need for transfer to intensive care unitDay 28

Compare the incidence of the need for resuscitation transfer between the two groups.

Rate (%) of intubation and invasive ventilation in the 2 randomization groups.Day 28

Show that prone position with spontaneous ventilation reduces the need for endotracheal intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation

Duration of hospitalization in the 2 randomization groups.Day 28

Show that prone position reduces the length of hospitalization.

Rate (%) of use of non-invasive ventilation at two pressure levels, intubation throughout the entire stay when the stay is longer than 28 days.1 year

Compare the impact of the use of non-invasive ventilation and intubation on the entire hospital stay when the hospital stay is longer than 28 days between the two groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (19)

CH Mont de MArsan

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Mont-de-Marsan, France

CH Le Mans

🇫🇷

Le Mans, France

CH de PERPIGNAN - Service Maladies infectieuses

🇫🇷

Perpignan, France

Hopital Européen Georges Pompidou

🇫🇷

Paris, France

HOPITAL LARIBOISIERE - Service diabétologie, endocrinologie, nutrition

🇫🇷

Paris, France

CHD de VENDEE

🇫🇷

La Roche sur Yon, France

CH de LA ROCHELLE

🇫🇷

La Rochelle, France

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Cornouaille - Quimper Concarneau

🇫🇷

Quimper, France

Hopital Lariboisiere - Medecine Interne

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Hopital Lariboisiere

🇫🇷

Paris, France

CHRU de Tours - Service Médecine interne et immunologie Clinique

🇫🇷

Tours, France

CHRU de Tours - Service Pneumologie

🇫🇷

Tours, France

CHRU DE TOURS - Service Médecine interne et maladies infectieuses

🇫🇷

Tours, France

CH Bretagne Atlantique

🇫🇷

Vannes, France

centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace

🇲🇨

Monaco, Monaco

CHR d'Orléans - Service Pneumologie

🇫🇷

Orléans, France

CH de Blois

🇫🇷

Blois, France

CH de DAX

🇫🇷

Dax, France

CHR d'Orleans - Service Maladies Infectieuses

🇫🇷

Orléans, France

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