Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial

Introduction Prone positioning (PP) is an effective first-line intervention to treat patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, as it improves gas exchanges and reduces mortality. The use of PP in awake spontaneous breathing...

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Main Authors: Jie Li, Yonatan Perez, Jean-Pierre Frat, Stephan Ehrmann, Elsa Tavernier, Bairbre McNicholas, Ivan Pavlov, Oriol Roca, John Laffey, Sara Mirza, David Cosgrave, David Vines
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-11-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e041520.full
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author Jie Li
Yonatan Perez
Jean-Pierre Frat
Stephan Ehrmann
Elsa Tavernier
Bairbre McNicholas
Ivan Pavlov
Oriol Roca
John Laffey
Sara Mirza
David Cosgrave
David Vines
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Yonatan Perez
Jean-Pierre Frat
Stephan Ehrmann
Elsa Tavernier
Bairbre McNicholas
Ivan Pavlov
Oriol Roca
John Laffey
Sara Mirza
David Cosgrave
David Vines
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description Introduction Prone positioning (PP) is an effective first-line intervention to treat patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, as it improves gas exchanges and reduces mortality. The use of PP in awake spontaneous breathing patients with ARDS secondary to COVID-19 was reported to improve oxygenation in few retrospective trials with small sample size. High-level evidence of awake PP for hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19 patients is still lacking.Methods and analysis The protocol of this meta-trial is a prospective collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled open label superiority trials. This design is particularly adapted to a rapid scientific response in the pandemic setting. It will take place in multiple sites, among others in USA, Canada, Ireland, France and Spain. Patients will be followed up for 28 days. Patients will be randomised to receive whether awake PP and nasal high flow therapy or standard medical treatment and nasal high flow therapy. Primary outcome is defined as the occurrence rate of tracheal intubation or death up to day 28. An interim analysis plan has been set up on aggregated data from the participating research groups.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approvals were obtained in all participating countries. Results of the meta-trial will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Each randomised controlled trial was registered individually, as follows: NCT04325906, NCT04347941, NCT04358939, NCT04395144 and NCT04391140.
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spelling doaj-art-88c8c7e91864429f9dd39eef2f4a5cb82024-11-26T22:50:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552020-11-01101110.1136/bmjopen-2020-041520Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trialJie Li0Yonatan Perez1Jean-Pierre Frat2Stephan Ehrmann3Elsa Tavernier4Bairbre McNicholas5Ivan Pavlov6Oriol Roca7John Laffey8Sara Mirza9David Cosgrave10David Vines11Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USAMédecin Intensive Réanimation, CIC 1415, CRICS-TriggerSEP, Centre d`étude des pathologies respiratoires, INSERM U1100, Université de Tours, CHU Tours, Tours, Centre, FranceMédecine Intensive Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, FranceMédecin Intensive Réanimation, CIC 1415, CRICS-TriggerSEP, Centre d`étude des pathologies respiratoires, INSERM U1100, Université de Tours, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, Centre, FranceBiostatistics Department, Clinical Investigation Center-1415 INSERM, CHU Tours, Tours, FranceDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Hopital de Verdun, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaCritical Care Department, Vall d`Hebron University Hospital, Vall d`Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Catalunya, SpainDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandDepartment of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USADepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandDepartment of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Division of Respiratory Care, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USAIntroduction Prone positioning (PP) is an effective first-line intervention to treat patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, as it improves gas exchanges and reduces mortality. The use of PP in awake spontaneous breathing patients with ARDS secondary to COVID-19 was reported to improve oxygenation in few retrospective trials with small sample size. High-level evidence of awake PP for hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19 patients is still lacking.Methods and analysis The protocol of this meta-trial is a prospective collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised controlled open label superiority trials. This design is particularly adapted to a rapid scientific response in the pandemic setting. It will take place in multiple sites, among others in USA, Canada, Ireland, France and Spain. Patients will be followed up for 28 days. Patients will be randomised to receive whether awake PP and nasal high flow therapy or standard medical treatment and nasal high flow therapy. Primary outcome is defined as the occurrence rate of tracheal intubation or death up to day 28. An interim analysis plan has been set up on aggregated data from the participating research groups.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approvals were obtained in all participating countries. Results of the meta-trial will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Each randomised controlled trial was registered individually, as follows: NCT04325906, NCT04347941, NCT04358939, NCT04395144 and NCT04391140.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e041520.full
spellingShingle Jie Li
Yonatan Perez
Jean-Pierre Frat
Stephan Ehrmann
Elsa Tavernier
Bairbre McNicholas
Ivan Pavlov
Oriol Roca
John Laffey
Sara Mirza
David Cosgrave
David Vines
Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial
BMJ Open
title Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial
title_full Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial
title_fullStr Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial
title_full_unstemmed Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial
title_short Awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with COVID-19: protocol for a randomised controlled open-label superiority meta-trial
title_sort awake prone positioning of hypoxaemic patients with covid 19 protocol for a randomised controlled open label superiority meta trial
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e041520.full
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