Status:

RECRUITING

Home High Flow Oxygen to Reduce Acute Exacerbation of COPD

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Rouen

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of home High Flow Oxygen for the reduction of severe exacerbation following admission for a severe exacerbation of COPD or death against standard...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient with a diagnosis of COPD defined by GOLD guidelines
  • Admitted in hospital for AECOPD
  • With severe respiratory impairment defined by one of the following criteria (long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) criteria):
  • Previously established on long-term oxygen therapy according to the following criteria: PaO2 \< 7.3kPa or \<8kPa with polycythemia, pulmonary hypertension or right heart failure on room air in stable condition Or
  • PaO2 \< 7.3kPa or \<8kPa with polycythemia, pulmonary hypertension or right heart failure on room air after clinical stabilization during the index admission
  • Patients affiliated or, beneficiary of a social security cover
  • Patient who has read and understood the information letter and signed the consent form
  • For woman of childbearing potential, use of an effective contraception (oestro-progestatives or intra-uterine device or tubal ligation) since at least 1 month and an blood pregnancy test by β-HCG negative at the screening visit, during the duration of the study
  • For menopausal woman: confirmatory diagnosis (amenorrhea not medically induced for at least 12 months before the inclusion visit)

Exclusion

  • Age \<18 or \> 85 years
  • Patient treated with chronic NIV with ongoing treatment
  • Patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treated with CPAP. Diagnosis of OSA will be over-ruled in patient that had a previous overnight polygraphy. For patients who never had an overnight polygraphy, screening for OSA will be made using the STOP-BANG questionnaire. If the results of the STOP-BANG questionnaire (Appendix 1) is \>3, an Apnea-link recording will be performed. If AHI\>30/h, patient will be excluded.
  • BMI \> 35 kg/m2
  • Patient admitted for an acute COVID-19 infection
  • Hypercapnic respiratory failure justifying NIV defined as
  • An Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) PaCO2 \> 7 kPa in stable condition within 6 months
  • Patients with ABG PaCO2 \> 7 kPa at hospital discharge and that remained hypercapnic between 2- and 4-weeks following discharge
  • Pregnancy (blood pregnancy test positive) or lactation ongoing
  • Significant psychiatric disorder or dementia that would prevent adherence to study protocol
  • Tobacco use \< 10 pack-year
  • Expected survival \< 12 months due to any situation other than COPD disease
  • Refusal of high-flow oxygen therapy
  • Person deprived of liberty by administrative or judicial decision or placed under judicial protection (guardianship or supervision)
  • Patients already involved in a research protocol that would impact with the outcome measured in the current protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 26 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 26 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

406 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05196698

Start Date

August 26 2022

End Date

August 26 2026

Last Update

May 25 2023

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UHRouen

Rouen, France