Status:

COMPLETED

Helmet Non-Invasive Ventilation for COVID-19 Patients

Lead Sponsor:

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Conditions:

COVID-19

Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

14+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Study hypothesis: Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation delivered by helmet will reduce 28-day all-cause mortality in patients with suspected or confirmed severe COVID-19 pneumonia and acute hypo...

Detailed Description

This will be a pragmatic parallel randomized control trial that will compare helmet nonivasive ventilation with standard of care to standard of care alone in 1:1 ratio. The trial will be implemented i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suspected or confirmed COVID-19
  • Aged ≥14 years old at the participating ICU. ICUs that use other age cut-off for adult patients will adhere to their local standard (16 or 18 years)
  • Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure based on PaO2/FiO2 ratio \<200 despite supplemental oxygen with a partial or non-rebreathing mask at a flow rate \>10 L/min or above
  • Intact airway protective gag reflex
  • Able to follow instructions (e.g. squeeze hand on command, eye contact with care provider, stick out tongue on command, etc.)

Exclusion

  • Prior intubation during this hospital admission
  • Cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Glasgow coma scale \<12
  • Tracheostomy
  • Upper airway obstruction
  • Active epistaxis
  • Requirement for more than one vasopressor to maintain mean arterial pressure \> 65 mm Hg
  • Pregnancy
  • Imminent intubation
  • Patients with do not intubate orders or equivalent
  • Enrolled in another trial for which co-enrolment is not approved including trials on mechanical ventilation
  • Patients already treated with helmet
  • Patients with chronic carbon dioxide retention (PaCO2 \>45)
  • Previous enrolment in this trial
  • The primary cause of respiratory failure is not heart failure as judged by the treating team

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 8 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

322 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04477668

Start Date

February 8 2021

End Date

June 30 2022

Last Update

September 9 2022

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Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11426