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High Flow Therapy for the Treatment of Respiratory Failure in the ED

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02236559

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Official title

Vapotherm High Flow Therapy for the Treatment of Respiratory Failure in the ED: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief summary

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The overall objective of this study is to determine if Vapotherm high flow nasal cannula therapy (HFT), when used to treat respiratory failure in the ED, is at least equivalent to the current standard of care for non-invasive ventilatory support, non-invasive positive pressure mask ventilation (NIPPV). Moreover, this study will investigate the potential that HFT has possible advantages over NIPPV, such as decreased time to patient stability from respiratory failure, and the ease of use as a first line intervention for respiratory failure in the ED environment. The hypothesis is that HFT via the Vapotherm Precision Flow will demonstrate clinical non-inferiority when compared to NIPPV with regard to treatment failure by way of an impact on ventilation indices and a lower intolerance rate, and have a positive association with hospital disposition and length of stay.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02236559
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Vapotherm, Inc.
Industry
Enrollment
204 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Sep 2014 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Sep 2016 (Actual)
Completion
Feb 2017 (Actual)
Last update posted
May 23, 2019

2014 – 2017

United States locations

U.S. sites
5
U.S. states
4
U.S. cities
5
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Athens Regional Medical Center Athens Georgia 30606 —
McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence South Carolina 29506 —
Erlanger Health System Chattanooga Tennessee 37403 —
Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston Texas 77030 —
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands The Woodlands Texas 77380 —

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