Status:
COMPLETED
Prehospital CPAP vs. Usual Care for Acute Respiratory Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Dalhousie University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Conditions:
Respiratory Insufficiency
Hypoxia
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure ventilation when applied by paramedics to individuals with severe breathing difficulties in the prehos...
Detailed Description
Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) has been shown to be effective in avoiding endotracheal intubation (ETI) for patients with acute respiratory failure in hospital but despite seve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- severe dyspnea
- respiratory rate \>25 breaths/minute
- hemodynamically stable
- able to cooperate with ventilatory support measures
- assessed by paramedics as being in urgent need of ETI and/or manual positive pressure ventilation
- a trip destination of the QEII Health Sciences Center or Dartmouth General Hospital
Exclusion
- require ETI for immediate airway protection
- respiratory rate \< 8 breaths/minute
- evidence of hemodynamic instability
- cardiac ischemia
- any chest pain within 3 hours of presentation
- valid "do not resuscitate" advanced directive
- an inadequate supply of portable oxygen
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00405314
Start Date
July 1 2002
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
June 23 2016
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Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 1V7