Status:

COMPLETED

Ultraprotective Ventilation Without Extracorporeal Circulation During COVID 19 Pneumonia

Lead Sponsor:

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Conditions:

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

COVID19

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Mortality of COVID-19 pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is extremely high in preliminary reports amounting to 50-60%. Duration of mechanical ventilation in these patients appea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults aged 18 years or older
  • ARDS according to the Berlin definition
  • COVID-19 pneumonia confirmed by RT-PCR
  • Acute respiratory failure not fully explained by left ventricular failure or sodium overload
  • Bilateral pulmonary radiological opacities not fully explained by pleural effusions or atelectasis or nodules
  • Invasive mechanical ventilation with PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 150 mm Hg and PEEP ≥ 5 cm H2O with a tidal volume below or equal to 6 ml per kilogram of predicted body weight
  • Continuous intravenous sedation as part of ARDS treatment

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria related to ARDS history
  • ARDS onset more than 48 hours before inclusion
  • previous inclusion in present study
  • Exclusion criteria related to ARDS severity or complications
  • arterial pH \< 7.21 despite respiratory rate set to 35/min at the time of inclusion
  • patient under any extracorporeal CO2 removal technique or ECMO
  • pneumothorax or bronchopleural fistula
  • Exclusion criteria related to comorbidities
  • suspected intracranial hypertension
  • severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease defined by a GOLD score ≥ 3
  • chronic respiratory failure under home oxygen or non-invasive ventilation
  • chronic respiratory failure requiring long term oxygen or non-invasive ventilation
  • obesity with body weight over height ratio greater than 1 kg/cm
  • sickle cell disease
  • bone marrow transplant \< 6 months
  • burn injury with extension greater than 30% of body surface area
  • cirrhosis with Child-Pugh score C
  • advance directives to withhold or withdraw life sustaining treatment
  • Exclusion criteria related to legislation
  • Patient under an exclusion period relative to participation to another clinical trial, or inclusion into a clinical trial interfering with the ventilatory strategies
  • pregnancy, lactating women
  • patient under a legal protective measure.
  • lack of affiliation to social security as required by French regulation
  • lack of written informed consent by patient or next of kin (unless if recourse to the emergency procedure in the absence of a loved one)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 16 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

220 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04349618

Start Date

April 15 2020

End Date

June 16 2022

Last Update

December 10 2025

Active Locations (11)

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1

Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation CHU Gabriel Montpied

Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63003

2

Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation Hôpital Michallon - CHU Grenoble Alpes

La Tronche, France, 38700

3

Service de Médecine Intensive Réanimation Hôpital Edouard Herriot Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France, 69003

4

Service de Réanimation Chirurgicale Hôpital Edouard Herriot Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France, 69003