Status:

TERMINATED

Efficacy of Helium/Oxygen Compared to Air/Oxygen in Severe Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Lead Sponsor:

Air Liquide Santé International

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

35+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of Helium/Oxygen (He/O2) 78%/22% compared to a conventional Air/O2 mixture in reducing endotracheal intubation rate and mortality in pati...

Detailed Description

Patients eligible for this study are critically ill patients with COPD admitted in Intensive Care Unit for an exacerbation of their chronic disease with hypercapnic acute respiratory failure. The pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient with known or suspected COPD
  • Patient presenting current exacerbation of COPD with hypercapnic acute respiratory failure
  • Patient eligible for Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
  • Patient admitted in an ICU

Exclusion

  • Patient who had lung transplant
  • Patient having a contraindication to NIV
  • Patient with tracheostomy
  • Patient requiring Oxygen flow rate \> 6 L/min or Inspired Oxygen Fraction (FIO2) \> 0.50
  • Patient admitted in the ICU for more than 24 hours and/or having received NIV in ICU for more than 6 hours (in total) for the current exacerbation of COPD

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

446 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01155310

Start Date

May 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

October 7 2014

Active Locations (16)

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1

Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc

Brussels, Belgium, 1200

2

Les Cliniques Universitaires UCL Mont Godinne

Yvoir, Belgium, 5530

3

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers

Angers, France, 49933

4

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pellegrin-Tripode

Bordeaux, France, 33076