Status:
COMPLETED
Prone Positioning and Regional Ventilation in Mechanically Ventilated COVID-19 Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Walid HABRE
Conditions:
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Electric Impedance
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Brief Summary
The consensus therapeutic strategy implies that COVID patients with acute lung injury due to coronavirus are routinely placed in prone position in an attempt to improve oxygenation by increasing venti...
Detailed Description
Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) frequently develop atelectasis in dorsal lung regions because of gravity and the compression by the heart and the diaphragm. Since lung perfusi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients fulfilling all the following criteria are eligible for the study:
- Mechanically ventilated
- Fit the Berlin Definition for moderate or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (arterial oxygen partial pressure over inspiratory fraction of oxygen less than 200 mmHg)
- Infection with coronavirus confirmed
- Scheduled to undergo prone positioning
Exclusion
- Patients with pacemakers, defibrillators or other electrically active implants
- Patients with damaged skin or impaired skin contact of the electrodes due to wound dressings
- Patients with chest tubes
- History of thoracic surgery or lung resection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 27 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 10 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04359407
Start Date
April 27 2020
End Date
May 10 2021
Last Update
July 21 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospitals of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland, 1206