Status:

TERMINATED

Helmet CPAP Versus HFNC in COVID-19

Lead Sponsor:

Lund University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Region Skane

Conditions:

COVID

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We aim to investigate whether the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure using a Helmet device (Helmet CPAP) will increase the number of days alive and free of ventilator within 28 days compared t...

Detailed Description

A detailed description can be found in the study protocol published in Trials in Dec 2020: Tverring, J., Åkesson, A. \& Nielsen, N. Helmet continuous positive airway pressure versus high-flow nasal c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria (all of the following):
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Sars-Cov-2 found in the upper or lower respiratory tract by PCR during the current disease episode
  • Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) \< 92 % despite conventional low-flow oxygen therapy of at least 6 L /min for at least 15 min
  • A decision to initiate HFNC or Helmet CPAP by the attending ward physician
  • The patient has given written informed consent to participate.
  • Exclusion Criteria (any of the following):
  • Need for direct admission to the intensive care unit for mechanical ventilation
  • Unconsciousness or drowsiness
  • Pneumothorax
  • Carbon dioxide pressure (pCO2) \> 6 kPa in venous blood gas (VBG)
  • Underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage III-IV
  • A decision not to participate
  • Inability to comprehend the study content and give informed consent

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 3 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 12 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04395807

    Start Date

    June 3 2020

    End Date

    April 12 2021

    Last Update

    April 15 2021

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    Helsingborg's Hospital

    Helsingborg, Region Skane, Sweden, 252 23