Status:

COMPLETED

Prehospital High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans

Conditions:

Acute Respiratory Failure With Hypoxia

Oxygen Inhalation Therapy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the present project is to compare High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy with Standard Oxygen therapy, initiated in the prehospital setting in patients with acute hypoxemia respiratory failure,...

Detailed Description

Patients with respiratory distress and an SpO2 below 90% in the prehospital setting will be randomized to receive either high-flow nasal oxygen therapy through a dedicated device or standard oxygen th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • First SpO2 on scene \<90%
  • At least one other sign of respiratory distress defined by (a) respiratory distress with a respiratory rate ≥ 25/min; (b) laboured breathing
  • No advance directives or known decisions of Do Not intubate or Do Not Ventilate order.

Exclusion

  • Known COPD or other hypercapnic chronic respiratory failure
  • age \<18 years
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Anatomical factors precluding the use of a nasal cannula
  • Emergency intubation required
  • Patients with tracheostomy
  • Patient transported to a hospital not involved in the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 21 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 10 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

58 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03326830

Start Date

December 21 2017

End Date

August 10 2022

Last Update

February 17 2023

Active Locations (2)

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1

CHR d'ORLEANS

Orléans, France

2

Brigade des Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris

Paris, France