High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy for Exacerbation of Chronic Pulmonary Obstructive Disease.

NCT ID: NCT03488628

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

51 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-27

Study Completion Date

2025-10-30

Brief Summary

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High-Flow Nasal Oxygen (HFNO) therapy has never been tested against Noninvasive ventilation, the reference standard therapy for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in randomized clinical trials.

The aim of the present study is to compare the effects of HFNO therapy on arterial blood gas variables over the first 24 hours of therapy, to those of Noninvasive ventilation, in patients experiencing a moderate (i.e. with arterial pH within 7.25-7.35) exacerbation of COPD.

Detailed Description

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As soon as admission to the intensive care unit, eligible patients who gave consent will be randomized to either HFNO or Noninvasive ventilation therapy for at least the first 24 hours.

In the usual care group , Noninvasive ventilation will be applied in alternance with standard nasal oxygen therapy.

In the intervention group, HFNO with be applied continuously over the first 24 hours.

In both groups, an oxygen saturation, as assessed by finger pulse oximetry, of 88-92% will be targeted.

The primary objective will be two-fold: to compare between groups 1) Efficacy, assessed by the arterial pH at 24 hours, and 2) Safety, assessed by the ratio of the arterial partial pressure in oxygen (PaO2) over the inspired oxygen fraction (FiO2) at 24 hours.

Conditions

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Keywords

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respiratory failure oxygen therapy Noninvasive ventilation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Noninvasive ventilation

Noninvasive ventilation delivered through a face mask, in alternance with standard nasal oxygen therapy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Noninvasive ventilation

Intervention Type OTHER

Noninvasive ventilation delivered through a face mask, in alternace with satandard nasal oxygen therapy over the first 24 hours

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy delivered continuously over the first 24 hours by the AIRVO2® device (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare,New Zealand) through nasal canula.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy delivered continuously over the first 24 hours by the AIRVO2® device (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare,New Zealand) through nasal canula.

Interventions

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Noninvasive ventilation

Noninvasive ventilation delivered through a face mask, in alternace with satandard nasal oxygen therapy over the first 24 hours

Intervention Type OTHER

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy

High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy delivered continuously over the first 24 hours by the AIRVO2® device (Fisher \& Paykel Healthcare,New Zealand) through nasal canula.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 18
* Known Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD)
* respiratory rate or presence of accessory respiratory muscles activity on physical exam
* moderate exacerbation of COPD as defined by an arteria pH between 7.25 and 7.35 and an arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2) equal or above 45 mm Hg

Exclusion Criteria

* Age below 18
* Pregnancy
* Known sleep apnea syndrome
* Patent treated by noninvasive ventilation at home
* Not affiliated to French scial security
* Contraindication to aither Noninvasive ventilation or to High-Flow Nasal Oxygen therapy
* Previous inclusion in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mai-Anh Nay, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans

Locations

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CHR d'Orléans

Orléans, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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ID RCB: 2017-A03535-48

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CHRO-2017-16

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id