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Noninvasive Ventilation Facemasks Favoring Carbon Dioxide Washout

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Respiratory Insufficiency
Interventions
Device: Noninvasive ventilation
Registration Number
NCT06483984
Lead Sponsor
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Brief Summary

The objective of this randomized cross-over trial is to assess the physiological effects of three different facemasks for noninvasive ventilation (Nivairo, Visairo, Optiniv) in patients with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Acute respiratory failure with

  • PaCO2 ≥ 45 mmHg;
  • Arterial pH < 7.35;
  • Signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Respiratory rate < 12 bpm;
  • Immediate need for intubation;
  • Haemodynamic instability (Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg or mean arterial pressure <65 mmHg) and/or lactic acidosis (lactate >5 mmol/L) and/or clinically diagnosed shock;
  • Metabolic Acidosis;
  • Recent head surgery or anatomy that prevent the application of facemasks;
  • Any contraindications to oesophageal balloon insertion and/or electrical impedance tomography (EIT) belt placement.
  • Any contraindications to facemask noninvasive ventilation.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Bridge-free facemask 'Visairo'Noninvasive ventilationBridge-free facemask for noninvasive ventilation. This Bridge-Free NIV contacts the patient's nose only on the nostrils
Facemask 'Nivairo'Noninvasive ventilationOronasal mask for noninvasive ventilation
Facemask 'Optiniv'Noninvasive ventilationFacemask for noninvasive ventilation favoring carbon dioxide washout
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Metabolic work of breathing45 minutes

Simplified pressure-time-product per minute of the transdiaphragmatic pressure

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Arterial carbon dioxide, expressed in mmHg45 minutes

Arterial carbon dioxide, measured with arterial blood gas analysis

Normalized metabolic work of breathing45 minutes

Simplified pressure-time-product per minute of the transdiaphragmatic pressure normalized to arterial carbon dioxide divided by 45 mmHg

Inspiratory effort, expressed in cmH2O45 minutes

Positive inspiratory deflection of transdiaphragmatic pressure

Discomfort45 minutes

Discomfort, defined according to visual analog scale of discomfort (0-10, where 10 represents worst perceivable discomfort).

End-expiratory lung volume45 minutes

Global impedance-derived end-expiratory lung volume (EELI), measured with electrical impedance tomography

Corrected minute ventilation45 minutes

Minute ventilation assessed with electrical impedence tomography, normalized to normalized to arterial carbon dioxide divided by 45 mmHg

Dyspnea45 minutes

Dyspnoea, defined according to visual analog scale of dyspnea (0-10, where 10 represents worst perceivable dyspnea).

Regional End-expiratory lung volume45 minutes

Regional (ventral-midventral-middorsal-dorsal) impedance-derived end-expiratory lung volume (EELI), measured with electrical impedance tomography

Arterial acid-base state45 minutes

Arterial pH, measured with arterial blood gas analysis

Recuitment of expiratory muscles, expressed in cmH2O of gastric pressure45 minutes

Expiratory increases in gastrinc pressure

Tidal volume distribution45 minutes

Tidal volume distribution in the different lung regions (ventral-midventral-middorsal-dorsal),assessed with electrical impedance tomography

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

General intensive care unit, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS

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Roma, Italy

Fondazione Policlinico Universitaro A. Gemelli IRCCS

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Rome, Italy

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