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High Flow Nasal Cannula Versus High Velocity Nasal Insufflation in Covid-19

Not Applicable
Conditions
COVID-19
Acute Respiratory Failure
Interventions
Device: High Flow Oxygen Therapy
Registration Number
NCT05216640
Lead Sponsor
Assiut University
Brief Summary

To compare the outcomes of HFNC and HVNI in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure as regard need for mechanical ventilation, changes of arterial blood gases (ABG) parameters, duration of ventilatory support and delay between admission and intubation

Detailed Description

novel clinical syndrome caused by a previously unknown coronavirus, SARS-Cov-2, was first identified in Wuhan (China) in December 2019. Despite massive efforts to contain viral transmission, a worldwide epidemic has developed from this virus. This disease is presently known as COVID-19 COVID-19 pandemic reached over 45 million confirmed infections and claimed the lives of more than 1.2 million people worldwide. The clinical features of COVID-19 are diverse and range from asymptomatic to critical illness and death. Severe and critical cases represented 14% and 5% of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients and need ICU admission Several non-invasive options exist to support COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate respiratory distress and may reduce the numbers of patients requiring intubation, mechanical ventilation in some severely ill patients such as High flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) High flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) includes high flow nasal cannula and high velocity nasal insufflation. High flow oxygen systems provide oxygen-rich heated humidified gas to the patient's nose at flow levels sufficient to deliver a constant, precisely set high FiO2. Exhalation is to the open air. HFNO reduces dead space, provides low levels of PEEP, and decreases breathing frequency and work of breathing HFNC flow rates reach up to 60 L/min, whereas HVNI delivers flow rates up to 40 L/min due to differing mechanisms of delivery (4).

High velocity nasal insufflation (HVNI) utilizes a small-bore nasal cannula to generate higher velocities of gas delivery than HFNC which uses large bore cannula

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • COVID-19 positive by RT-PCR
  • Age≥ 18 years
  • Both gender
  • Classical radiological lesions of COVID-19 on HRCT chest.
  • Respiratory rate > 30/ min and not responding to non-rebreather masks.
  • COVID-related pneumonia requiring non-invasive ventilatory support (high-flow nasal cannula, and / or non-invasive ventilation and / or CPAP)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age < 18 years
  • Patients who refuse to participate in the study
  • Severe respiratory failure requiring invasive ventilatory support
  • Indication of immediate tracheal intubation
  • Significant acute progressive circulatory insufficiency
  • Impaired conscious level
  • Nasal blockade

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
High Flow Nasal CannulaHigh Flow Oxygen TherapyStandard operating procedures represented by high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy
High Velocity Nasal InsufflationHigh Flow Oxygen TherapyStandard operating procedures represented by high velocity nasal insufflation therapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
delay between admission and intubation.baseline

delay between admission and intubation.

To compare the outcomes of HFNC and HVNI in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failurebaseline

need for mechanical ventilation

changes of arterial blood gases (ABG) parameterswithin 2 hours then according to clinical condition

changes of arterial blood gases (ABG) parameters

duration of ventilatory supportFrom date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 months

duration of ventilatory support

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mortality ratebaseline

mortality rate

To evaluate the length of ICU stay and mortality rate in HFNC versus HVNI in COVID-19 patientsbaseline

duration of ICU stay

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