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Clinical Trials/NCT04502576
NCT04502576
Completed
Not Applicable

Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation vs. High-flow Nasal Cannula in Moderate-to-severe Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: an Open Label, Pilot, Randomized Trial

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS5 sites in 1 country110 target enrollmentOctober 13, 2020

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Respiratory Failure With Hypoxia
Sponsor
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Enrollment
110
Locations
5
Primary Endpoint
Respiratory-support free days within 28 days from randomization
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Helmet noninvasive ventilation and high-flow nasal cannula are novel tools for the first-line treatment of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Compared to face-mask noninvasive ventilation in randomized trials, both have improved clinical outcome of patients with moderate-to-severe hypoxemic respiratory failure.

As compared to high-flow nasal cannula, helmet noninvasive ventilation improves oxygenation, reduces inspiratory effort, respiratory rate and dyspnea. Whether these physiological benefits are translated into improved outcome remains to be established.

The investigators designed a randomized trial to establish whether first line treatment with Helmet noninvasive ventilation is capable of increasing the number of 28-day respiratory-support-free days, as compared to high-flow nasal cannula in patients with moderate-to-severe acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 13, 2020
End Date
December 1, 2022
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Acute-onset respiratory distress or flue-related symptoms Moderate-to-severe hypoxemia (PaO2/FiO2\<=200 mmHg) PaCO2\<45 mmHg pH\>7.30

Exclusion Criteria

  • Need for urgent endo-tracheal intubation Exacerbation of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Documented pneumothorax Clinical diagnosis of Cardiogenic pulmonary oedema Do-not-intubate order Altered neurological status that requires immediate intubation and/or making the patient uncooperative Thoracic or abdominal surgery in the previous 7 days Recent head surgery or anatomy that prevent the application of helmet or Optiflow to patient's face

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Respiratory-support free days within 28 days from randomization

Time Frame: 28 days

The number of days in which patients did not receive any form of respiratory support (i.e. high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive ventilation, invasive mechanical ventilation)

Secondary Outcomes

  • In-intensive care unit mortality(90 days)
  • Quality of life after recovery(1 year)
  • Respiratory rate(28 days)
  • In-hospital mortality(90 days)
  • Invasive ventilation-free days within 60 days from randomization(60 days)
  • Oxygenation(28 days)
  • Dyspnea(28 days)
  • Endotracheal intubation(28 days)
  • Invasive ventilation-free days within 28 days from randomization(28 days)
  • Carbon dioxide(28 days)
  • 90-day mortality(90 days)

Study Sites (5)

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