A new way to treat patients with respiratory failure: lying on the front while awake
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Body position during acute hypoxemic respiratory failureRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11536318
- Lead Sponsor
- Institute of Research and Innovation Parc Tauli
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 650
Inclusion Criteria
1. >18 years
2. Acute respiratory failure from any cause
3. Admitted to a participating ICU
4. Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Presence of any contraindication to prone position
2. The patient meets the criteria for intubation
3. Participating in other interventional studies with the same primary outcome
4. Receiving comfort care only
5. Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Composite of tracheal intubation and all–cause mortality in the first 14 days after enrolment measured using patient records
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method