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Covid19NCT04754113

Effect of Prone Position onV/Q Matching in Non-intubated Patients With COVID-19

A study testing prone position in people with Covid19, run by Southeast University, China at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A prospective physiologic study, in participants with COVID-19-related pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (standard oxygen therapy or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)) less than 24 hours. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Covid19
What is being tested?
prone position
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
14 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
8 Feb 2021to 15 Jan 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • aged 18 to75 years
  • admitted to intensive care unit with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19-related pneumonia
  • requiring supplemental oxygen (standard oxygen therapy or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)) less than 24 hours,
  • gave written or witnessed verbal informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • uncollaborative or had an altered mental status,
  • New York Heart Association class above II
  • history of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Contraindications to the use of EIT (e.g., presence of pacemaker or chest surgical wounds dressing) or prone position (as decided by the attending physician)
  • Impending intubation (on the basis of clinical judgment, including clinical and physiological parameters).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Ling Liu

    Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Effect of Prone Position on Lung Ventilation and Perfusion Matching in Non-intubated Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia

A prospective physiologic study, in participants with COVID-19-related pneumonia requiring supplemental oxygen (standard oxygen therapy or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)) less than 24 hours. The investigators assessed the effect of prone position on ventilation inhomogeneity and ventilation/perfusion mismatch by electrical impedance tomography (EIT).

Read the detailed description

Once enrolled, an EIT dedicated belt containing 16 electrodes was placed around the participant's chest at the fifth or sixth intercostal space and connected it to an EIT monitor (PulmoVista 500; Dräger Medical GmbH, Lübeck, Germany).

Baseline data were collected during supine position (timepoint SP1), including demographic and anthropometric data, a baseline arterial blood gas measurement, and ventilation parameters including type of supplemental oxygen, respiratory rate, fractional concentration of oxygen in inspired air (FiO2). The participants received instructions of end expiratory occlusion lasting at least 10 seconds and, 1 seconds after the start, a bolus of 10 mL of 5% NaCl solution was injected via the central venous catheter. Subsequently, each participant was helped into the prone position and data collection,end expiratory occlusion and 10% NaCl solution injection were preformed again after approximately 30 min (timepoint PP1). The participant was then encouraged to maintain the prone position for at least 3 h before being helped back into the supine position. Clinical data collection, end expiratory occlusion and injection of a bolus of 10 mL of 5% NaCl solution were repeated again 1 h after resupination (timepoint SP2).

Conditions
Covid19
Being tested
prone position
Keywords
COVID-19, prone position, ventilation and perfusion matching
Medical subject headings
COVID-19, Respiratory Aspiration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • prone positionOther

    patient was helped into the prone position, patient received instructions of end expiratory occlusion lasting at least 10 seconds and, 1 seconds after the start, a bolus of 10 mL of 5% NaCl solution was injected via the central venous catheter

Study groups in NCT04754113
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
prone positionExperimentalpatients from supine to prone for at least 3 hours than re-supine
Receives: Other: prone position

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch

    V/Q mismatch was quantified as the percentage of pixels that were classified as ventilated but not perfused (dead space fraction) plus the percentage of those perfused but not ventilated (shunt fraction).

    Measured: prone position 1 hour

  2. Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch

    V/Q mismatch was quantified as the percentage of pixels that were classified as ventilated but not perfused (dead space fraction) plus the percentage of those perfused but not ventilated (shunt fraction).

    Measured: resupination 1 hour

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Regional ventilation

    The percentage of relative pixel-level ventilation (Vpixel) distending dorsal lung regions at each study phase

    Measured: Baseline,prone position 1hour, resupination 1 hour

  2. regional perfusion

    The pixel-level relative regional pulmonary perfusion

    Measured: Baseline,prone position 1hour, resupination 1 hour

  3. The Global Inhomogeneity (GI) index

    higher values indicating less homogenous ventilation

    Measured: Baseline,prone position 1hour, resupination 1 hour

  4. PF raio

    PaO2/FiO2

    Measured: Baseline,prone position 1hour, resupination 1 hour

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Feb 2021
  2. Study start8 Feb 2021
  3. Primary completion1 Jan 2022
  4. Study completion15 Jan 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
14 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04754113
Sponsor's protocol ID
COVID-19 PPV
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
6 Feb 2021
Last updated
25 Jan 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Chao Y, Yuan X, Zhao Z, Frerichs I, Li Z, Sun Q, Chen D, Zhang R, Qiu H, Liu L. Physiologic effects of prone positioning on gas exchange and ventilation-perfusion matching in awake patients with AHRF. BMC Pulm Med. 2024 Dec 4;24(1):600. doi: 10.1186/s12890-024-03411-0.

    PubMed 39663512

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing prone position in people with Covid19, run by Southeast University, China at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch (time frame: prone position 1 hour). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04754113, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2022.

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