Awake Prone Position in Hypoxemic Patients With Coronavirus Disease 19 COVID-19 (COVI-PRONE) (COVI-PRONE)
Corona Virus Infection, Covid19, COVID-19
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Corona Virus Infection
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults ≥ 18 years of age.
- Suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Defined as: a positive PCR for SARS CoV-2 or pending PCR results for patients that are suspected to have COVID-19.
- Hypoxemia on room air (SPO2<90%), and oxygen requirement ≥ 0.4 FiO2 (i.e. ≥ 40% oxygen).
- Bilateral or unilateral chest infiltrates on x-ray as interpreted by the treating team.
- Admitted to the ICU or an acute care bed where hemodynamic and respiratory monitoring is feasible.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Immediate need for intubation as determined by the treating team.
- Decreased level of consciousness (Glasgow Coma Scale score <10), or significant cognitive impairment hat may interfere with compliance (delirium, dementia)
Contraindication to proning including, but not limited to any of the following:
Open chest or abdomen, abdominal surgery (i.e. laparotomy) within the 4 days, Unstable spine, facial, cervical, femur, or pelvic fractures. Limited neck mobility or inability to lie prone comfortably Skeletal deformities that interfere with proning. Complete bowel obstruction. Active upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Patient is unlikely/unable to prone, or to be compliant as indicated by the treating team.
- Body mass index > 40 kg/m2
- Pregnancy - third trimester.
- Patient/substitute decision maker or caring physician's refusal to enroll in the study.
- Patients with hemodynamic instability and moderate to high dose of vasopressors (norepinephrine dose ≥ 0.15 mcg/kg/min)
- Intubation is not within patient's goals of care
- Patient received awake proning session for > 1 day prior to randomization
- Previous intubation within the same hospital admission
Sites / Locations
- University of Texas Health Sciences Centre
- Univeristy of Calgary
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
- Hamilton General Hospital
- Juravinski Hospital
- St. Catharine's General -
- Sinai Health System
- University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital
- CHU de Québec - Université Laval
- Al-Amir Hospital
- Jaber Al Ahmed hospital
- King Fahad Hospital of the University
- Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital
- King Abdulaziz Hospital - NGHA
- King Abdulaziz Medical City - Jeddah
- King Abdulaziz Medical City
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention - Awake Proning
Control - Standard of Care
The oxygen mask or NIPPV or HFNC will be initiated at the treating team's discretion. The patient will be observed for 15 minutes to ensure that: SPO2 > 90% and the patient is tolerating oxygen mask or NIPPV or HFNC treatment. Once the patient achieves the above parameters within 15 minutes of initiating oxygen therapy through any modality, the healthcare team will start awake proning.
The patient will receive usual care without proning at the discretion of the treating team. The oxygen mask or NIPPV or HFNC will be initiated, the choice of starting oxygen mask versus NIPPV versus HFNC will be up to the treating team, the patient will be observed for 15 minutes to ensure that: SPO2 > 90% and the patient is tolerating NIPPV or HFNC treatment.