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Oxygen Saturation: Analytical Comparison for COVID

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Covid-19
Hypoxemia
Interventions
Other: Measurement of oxygen saturation
Registration Number
NCT04874805
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

In many patients, respiratory Sars-Cov2 infection causes arterial hypoxemia, which remains without signs of verbalized respiratory distress, up to a point. This phenomenon, called "happy" or "silent" hypoxemia, has a plural pathophysiological basis. Hypoxemia has been shown to be predictively associated with admission to the ICU. Therefore, the question of constant monitoring of oxygenation, practiced on a large scale, at home, in asymptomatic patients or contact cases, arises. A large number of portable pulse oximeter are currently freely available on the market; however, their clinical validation remains sometimes doubtful, or even absent from FDA standards.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of SpO2 values provided by portable pulse oximeter in COVID patients, in comparison with the reference method. The study will be conducted on a population of adult patients with COVID, hospitalized in the ICU, for whom gasometry sampling is already scheduled in the usual management.

Detailed Description

The constant monitoring of saturation by the pulse oximeter, the result of three centuries of technological progress, has introduced a true revolution in medical management that now relies on this vital parameter. In many patients, Sars-Cov2 respiratory infection causes arterial hypoxemia, which remains without signs of verbalized respiratory distress, up to a certain point. This phenomenon, called "happy" or "silent" hypoxemia, has a plural pathophysiological basis. Hypoxemia has been shown to be predictively associated with admission to the ICU. Therefore, the question of constant monitoring of oxygenation, practiced on a large scale, at home, in asymptomatic patients or contact cases, arises.

Despite its many advantages (non-invasive, kinetic), the pulse oximeter can be misused in several pathophysiological situations. The reference method for measuring hemoglobin oxygen saturation remains arterial gasometry.

However, a large number of portable pulse oximeter are currently freely available on the market; however, their clinical validation is sometimes questionable or even absent from FDA standards.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of SpO2 values provided by portable pulse oximeter in COVID patients, in comparison with the reference method (arterial gasometry). The study will be conducted on a population of adult patients with COVID, hospitalized in the ICU, for whom gasometry sampling is already scheduled in the usual management.

Daily at 6am, during the systematic monitoring, arterial gasometry will be taken (as part of routine care) by the nurse or medical staff on duty. Synchronous measurement of Sp02 given by three portable pulse oximeter (1 measurement point per device, therefore 3 measurements/patient/day for a minimum of 3 days).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit for COVID
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Patients or family/trusted person informed and not objecting to participating in the research
Exclusion Criteria
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Homozygous sickle cell disease
  • Severe anemia (< 7 g/L) with associated hypoxemia
  • Methemoglobinemia
  • Sulfhemoglobinemia
  • Sepsis, vasoconstrictive drugs
  • Patients under guardianship / curators
  • Patient under state medical aid

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Major patient admitted to the ICU for COVIDMeasurement of oxygen saturation-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the accuracy of SpO2 value provided by portable pulse oximeter in COVID patients compared with the reference method.once a day

Measurement of oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry once a day, at 6 a.m., for a minimum of 3 days, using three pulse oximeters (1 measurement point per device/day), in parallel with a synchronous, programmed arterial gasometry sampling Evaluation according to the standards of the SFBC (French Society of Clinical Biology) for the comparison of methods: minimum 40 points per apparatus, evenly distributed over the pathophysiological range of the saturations explored (9, 10): 60-100%.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Identification of pathophysiological or analytical biases specific to COVID patients.through study completion, an average of 7 months

Data analysis will allow to identify potential biases in the measurement of oxygen saturation in COVID patients

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service de Pneumologie, Médecine Intensive et Réanimation (SPMIR-R3S) Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière

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Paris, France

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