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Author(s):  
Marc Ribo ◽  
Manuel Requena ◽  
Alejandro Tomasello ◽  
David Hernandez ◽  
Maria Angeles De Miquel ◽  
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Introduction : The ANA™ (Anaconda Biomed) thrombectomy system is a novel stroke thrombectomy device comprising a self‐expanding funnel designed to reduce clot fragmentation by locally restricting flow while becoming as wide as the lodging artery. Once deployed, ANA allows distal aspiration in combination with a stentretriever (SR) to mobilize the clot into the funnel where it remains copped during extraction. We investigate safety and efficacy of ANA™ in a first‐in‐man study. Methods : The SOLONDA study was prospective, multicenter (9 centers in Spain) with blinded assessment of the primary outcome by an independent core lab. Patients with an acute occlusion of terminal internal carotid artery (TICA), M1 or M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) admitted within 8 hours from symptom onset were eligible. The primary endpoint was successful reperfusion, defined as mTICI≥2b in the target vessel with ≤3 passes of the ANA device in combination with a SR, without the use of rescue therapy in the intention to treat population. Primary predefined analysis was non‐inferiority as compared to performance endpoint observed in HERMES (71.1%). Secondary outcome measures included per‐pass reperfusion scores, symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH), NIHSS at day 5, and mRS at 90 days. After enrollment of 74 patients, an interim analysis was conducted. The trial Steering Committee decided to terminate recruitment due to overwhelming evidence that safety and performance objectives were reached. Results : Mean age was 71.6 (SD 8.9) years, 46.6% women and median NIHSS on admission 14 (IQR 10–19). Sites of primary occlusion were: TICA 10 (13.7%), M1‐MCA 37 (50.7%) and M2‐MCA in 26 (35.6%) patients. The independent imaging corelab determined that successful reperfusion within 3 passes without rescue therapy was achieved in 60/72 (83.3%) with a rate of complete reperfusion (TICI 2c‐3) of 60% (43/72 patients). After non‐inferiority was confirmed (p<0.01), the ANA device also showed superiority in the primary outcome analysis (p = 0.02). Median procedural time from first angiogram to recanalization or final angiogram was 38(±28) minutes. First pass successful recanalization rate was 56% with a rate of first pass complete recanalization of 39%. Rescue therapy to obtain a mTICI≥2b was needed in 12/72 (17%) patients. At 90 days, the rate of favorable functional outcome was 57.5% and the rate of excellent functional outcome (mRS 0–1) 45.2%. The rate of severe adverse device‐related effects as adjudicated by the data safety monitoring board was 1.4% (one patient suffered an arterial dissection). Conclusions : In this first‐in‐man clinical experience, the ANA device achieved a high rate of complete recanalization with a good safety profile and favourable 90 days clinical outcomes. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04095767


Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graeme J. Hankey ◽  
Maree L. Hackett ◽  
Osvaldo P. Almeida ◽  
Leon Flicker ◽  
Gillian E. Mead ◽  
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Background and Purpose: The AFFINITY trial (Assessment of Fluoxetine in Stroke Recovery) reported that oral fluoxetine 20 mg daily for 6 months after acute stroke did not improve functional outcome and increased the risk of falls, bone fractures, and seizures. After trial medication was ceased at 6 months, survivors were followed to 12 months post-randomization. This preplanned secondary analysis aimed to determine any sustained or delayed effects of fluoxetine at 12 months post-randomization. Methods: AFFINITY was a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in adults (n=1280) with a clinical diagnosis of stroke in the previous 2 to 15 days and persisting neurological deficit who were recruited at 43 hospital stroke units in Australia (n=29), New Zealand (4), and Vietnam (10) between 2013 and 2019. Participants were randomized to oral fluoxetine 20 mg once daily (n=642) or matching placebo (n=638) for 6 months and followed until 12 months after randomization. The primary outcome was function, measured by the modified Rankin Scale, at 6 months. Secondary outcomes for these analyses included measures of the modified Rankin Scale, mood, cognition, overall health status, fatigue, health-related quality of life, and safety at 12 months. Results: Adherence to trial medication was for a mean 167 (SD 48) days and similar between randomized groups. At 12 months, the distribution of modified Rankin Scale categories was similar in the fluoxetine and placebo groups (adjusted common odds ratio, 0.93 [95% CI, 0.76–1.14]; P =0.46). Compared with placebo, patients allocated fluoxetine had fewer recurrent ischemic strokes (14 [2.18%] versus 29 [4.55%]; P =0.02), and no longer had significantly more falls (27 [4.21%] versus 15 [2.35%]; P =0.08), bone fractures (23 [3.58%] versus 11 [1.72%]; P =0.05), or seizures (11 [1.71%] versus 8 [1.25%]; P =0.64) at 12 months. Conclusions: Fluoxetine 20 mg daily for 6 months after acute stroke had no delayed or sustained effect on functional outcome, falls, bone fractures, or seizures at 12 months poststroke. The lower rate of recurrent ischemic stroke in the fluoxetine group is most likely a chance finding. REGISTRATION: URL: http://www.anzctr.org.au/ ; Unique identifier: ACTRN12611000774921.


BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e039546
Author(s):  
Andrea M Rehman ◽  
Rashida Ferrand ◽  
Elizabeth Allen ◽  
Victoria Simms ◽  
Grace McHugh ◽  
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ObjectivePost-randomisation exclusions in randomised controlled trials are common and may include participants identified as not meeting trial eligibility criteria after randomisation. We report how a decision might be reached and reported on, to include or exclude these participants. We illustrate using a motivating scenario from the BREATHE trial (Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02426112) evaluating azithromycin for the treatment of chronic lung disease in people aged 6–19 years with HIV in Zimbabwe and Malawi.Key pointsIncluding all enrolled and randomised participants in the primary analysis of a trial ensures an unbiased estimate of the intervention effect using intention-to-treat principles, and minimises the effects of confounding through balanced allocation to trial arm. Ineligible participants are sometimes enrolled, due to measurement or human error. Of 347 participants enrolled into the BREATHE trial, 11 (3.2%) were subsequently found to be ineligible based on lung function criteria. We assumed no safety risk of azithromycin treatment; their inclusion in the trial and subsequent analysis of the intervention effect therefore mirrors clinical practice. Senior trial investigators considered diurnal variations in the measurement of lung function, advantages of retaining a higher sample size and advice from the Data Safety and Monitoring Board and Trial Steering Committee, and decided to include these participants in primary analysis. We planned and reported analyses including and excluding these participants, and in our case the interpretation of treatment effect was consistent.ConclusionThe decision, by senior investigators, on whether to exclude enrolled participants, should reflect issues of safety, treatment efficacy, statistical power and measurement error. As long as decisions are made prior to finalising the statistical analysis plan for the trial, the risk of exclusions creating bias should be minimal. The decision taken should be transparently reported and a sensitivity analysis can present the opposite decision.


BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e041528
Author(s):  
John Lowe ◽  
David Gillespie ◽  
Marie Hubbard ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Nigel Kirby ◽  
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IntroductionChronic lung disease of prematurity (CLD), also known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), is a cause of significant respiratory morbidity in childhood and beyond. Coupled with lung immaturity, infections (especially by Ureaplasma spp) are implicated in the pathogenesis of CLD through promotion of pulmonary inflammation. Azithromycin, which is a highly effective against Ureaplasma spp also has potent anti-inflammatory properties. Thus, azithromycin therapy may improve respiratory outcomes by targeting infective and inflammatory pathways. Previous trials using macrolides have not been sufficiently powered to definitively assess CLD rates. To address this, the azithromycin therapy for chronic lung disease of prematurity (AZTEC) trial aims to determine if a 10-day early course of intravenous azithromycin improves rates of survival without CLD when compared with placebo with an appropriately powered study.Methods and analysis796 infants born at less than 30 weeks’ gestational age who require at least 2 hours of continuous respiratory support within the first 72 hours following birth are being enrolled by neonatal units in the UK. They are being randomised to receive a double-blind, once daily dose of intravenous azithromycin (20 mg/kg for 3 days, followed by 10 mg/kg for a further 7 days), or placebo. CLD is being assessed at 36 weeks’ PMA. Whether colonisation with Ureaplasma spp prior to randomisation modifies the treatment effect of azithromycin compared with placebo will also be investigated. Secondary outcomes include necrotising enterocolitis, intraventricular/cerebral haemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity and nosocomial infections, development of antibiotic resistance and adverse reactions will be monitored.Ethics and disseminationEthics permission has been granted by Wales Research Ethics Committee 2 (Ref 18/WA/0199), and regulatory permission by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (Clinical Trials Authorisation reference 21323/0050/001–0001). The study is registered on ISRCTN (ISRCTN11650227). The study is overseen by an independent Data Monitoring Committee and an independent Trial Steering Committee. We shall disseminate our findings via national and international peer-reviewed journals, and conferences. A summary of the findings will also be posted on the trial website.


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1539.1-1539
Author(s):  
S. Hirohata ◽  
H. Kikuchi ◽  
T. Sawada ◽  
M. Kuwana ◽  
Y. Kirino ◽  
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Background:Chronic progressive neuro-Behcet’s disease (CPNBD) is characterized by progressive neurobehaviour changes leading to disability and death. It has been appreciated that methotrexate is effective for CPNBD. Notably, recent studies have demonstrated that infliximab is effective for patients with CPNBD who had inadequate responses to methotrexate. However, the appropriate timing for introduction of infliximab remains unclear.Objectives:The current studies examined the effects of intervals before introduction of infliximab on the functional disability and job status of patients with CPNBD.Methods:Eleven patients (8 males, 3 females, ages 35.2±9.3 [mean±SD]), who met the international classification criteria for BD with CPNBD and received infliximab, were retrospectively followed up. The functional disability of the patients was evaluated by Steinbrocker functional classification as is used in rheumatoid arthritis. Correlation between the patients’ functional outcome and the intervals before the introduction of infliximab was analyzed by Spearman’s rank correlation test.Results:All the 11 patients had received methotrexate prior to infliximab. The intervals from the onset to the introduction of infliximab and the follow-up periods were 26.6±35.1 months and 65.2±43.6 months [mean±SD], respectively. Among the 11 patients, 9 patients did not show progression after the introduction of infliximab, whereas 2 patients still progressed and lost job. In the latter 2 patients, infliximab had been discontinued before the final follow-up. No patients improved from the functional disability or gained job even after infliximab treatment. The functional disability grades of the patients after the introduction of infliximab were significantly correlated with the intervals from the onset of CPNBD to the introduction of infliximab (r=0.6177, p=0.0476).Conclusion:The results indicate that the delay of the introduction of infliximab leads to the irreversible functional disability and job loss of the patients with CPNBD. Thus, it is recommended that infliximab should be administered as soon as possible for the patients with CPNBD with inadequate response to methotrexate.References:[1]Kikuchi H, Aramaki K, Hirohata S. Effect of infliximab in progressive Neuro-Behcet’s syndrome.J Neurol Sci2008; 272: 99-105Disclosure of Interests: :Shunsei Hirohata Speakers bureau: Tanabe Mitsubishi, Hirotoshi Kikuchi Speakers bureau: Tanabe Mitsubishi, Tetsuji Sawada: None declared, Masataka Kuwana Grant/research support from: Acetelion, Consultant of: Acetelion, Bayer, Chugai, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, CSL Behring and Reata Pharmaceuticals. He was a member of the SENSCIS trial Steering Committee (Boehringer Ingelheim), Yohei Kirino: None declared, Mitsuhiro Takeno Speakers bureau: Esai, Tanabe-Mitsubishi – speaker; Celgene Corporation – advisory board, Yoshiaki Ishigatsubo: None declared


2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1118-1119
Author(s):  
E. Volkmann ◽  
S. Vettori ◽  
J. Varga ◽  
A. Herrick ◽  
M. Cutolo ◽  
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Background:Previous studies suggested that male sex may be associated with a greater rate of decline in FVC in patients with SSc-ILD. In the SENSCIS trial, nintedanib reduced the rate of FVC decline over 52 weeks vs placebo.Objectives:Analyse the rate of decline in FVC and the efficacy and safety of nintedanib in the SENSCIS trial in subgroups by sex.Methods:Patients with SSc-ILD with first non-Raynaud symptom <7 years before screening and ≥10% fibrosis of the lungs on HRCT were randomised to nintedanib or placebo. We analysed the rate of decline in FVC (mL/year) and adverse events over 52 weeks in male and female patients.Results:Of 576 patients, 433 (75.2%) were female. Compared with males, the female subgroup included a smaller proportion of White patients (64.7% vs 74.8%), a smaller proportion on mycophenolate at baseline (46.9% vs 53.1%), a greater proportion of ATA positive patients (63.3% vs 53.1%), and had a lower mean weight at baseline (66.6 vs 79.1 kg). FVC % predicted (72.8% vs 71.7%) and mRSS (11.2 vs 10.8) were similar in females and males. The adjusted annual rate of decline in FVC in the placebo group was numerically greater in male than female patients (-126.8 [SE 29.0] vs -82.0 [16.2] mL/year). The estimated effect of nintedanib vs placebo on reducing the rate of decline in FVC was numerically more pronounced in males than females (difference: 58.6 [95% CI -18.0, 135.1] vs 34.6 [-9.3, 78.4] mL/year), but the interaction p-value did not indicate heterogeneity in the treatment effect between subgroups (p=0.59). Among nintedanib-treated patients, diarrhoea was reported in similar proportions of females and males (74.7% vs 79.1%); nausea, vomiting and liver test abnormalities were reported in greater proportions of females vs males (35.3% vs 19.4%, 28.1% vs 13.4%, and 15.4% vs 9.0%), while serious adverse events were more frequent in males (32.8% vs 21.3%). In the nintedanib and placebo groups, respectively, adverse events leading to treatment discontinuation were reported in 16.7% and 8.5% of females and 13.4% and 9.2% of males.Conclusion:In the SENSCIS trial in patients with SSc-ILD, the annual rate of decline in FVC in the placebo group was numerically greater in male than female patients. The rate of FVC decline was lower with nintedanib than placebo both in males and females. The safety profile of nintedanib was similar between males and females.Disclosure of Interests:Elizabeth Volkmann Grant/research support from: Forbius, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Consultant of: Boehringer Ingelheim, Forbius, Speakers bureau: Boehringer Ingelheim, Serena Vettori Consultant of: Boehringer Ingelheim, John Varga Grant/research support from: John Varga is awaiting grants from Boehringer Ingelheim and has received grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Takeda, and TeneoBio, Consultant of: John Varga has acted as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Emerald Health, and TeneoBio, Ariane Herrick: None declared, Maurizio Cutolo Grant/research support from: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Actelion, Celgene, Consultant of: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Speakers bureau: Sigma-Alpha, Ana Cordeiro Consultant of: Ana Cordeiro has acted as a consultant for Roche, Speakers bureau: Ana Cordeiro has received speaker fees from Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, and Vitoria, Valderilio F Azevedo Grant/research support from: Abbvie, Janssen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Lilly and Novartis, Consultant of: Lilly, Novartis, Janssen, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Amgen, Pfizer and Abbvie, Speakers bureau: Sandoz, Celltrion, Lilly, Novartis, Janssen, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Amgen, Pfizer and Abbvie, Sindhu Johnson Grant/research support from: Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, Merck, Bayer, Consultant of: Boehringer Ingelheim, Ikaria, Christian Stock Employee of: Employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, Martina Gahlemann Employee of: Employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, Lizette Moros Employee of: Lizette Moros is an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, Margarida Alves Employee of: Employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, Maureen Mayes Grant/research support from: Maureen Mayes has received grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, Corbus, CSL Behring, Eicos, and Galapagos, Consultant of: Maureen Mayes has acted as a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim, Eicos, and Galapagos. She was a member of the SENSCIS trial Steering Committee (Boehringer Ingelheim)


F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Braat ◽  
Leila Larson ◽  
Julie A. Simpson ◽  
Mohammed Imrul Hasan ◽  
Jena Derakhshani Hamadani ◽  
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Background: The Benefits and Risks of Iron interventionS in Children (BRISC) trial will evaluate the impact of universal supplementation with iron supplements or iron-containing multiple micronutrient powders (MNPs) compared with placebo given for 3 months on child development, growth, morbidity, laboratory indices of anaemia, iron deficiency, and inflammation at end of intervention and after a further 9 months post intervention in children aged 8 months living in rural Bangladesh. This paper describes the statistical analysis plan. Methods: BRISC is a multi-site, three-arm, double-dummy blinded, parallel group, randomised control superiority trial in 3300 children. The statistical analysis plan was developed by the trial statistician in consultation with the trial steering committee and trial management committee based on the protocol, data collection forms, and study outcomes available in the blinded study database.   Conclusion: This detailed statistical analysis plan published prior to unblinding the allocated treatments will support the statistical analyses and reporting of the BRISC trial to be undertaken after unblinding. It allows for transparency as well as reproducibility of statistical analyses and reporting. Registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12617000660381 (registered on 8 May 2017); World Health Organization Universal Trial Number U1111-1196-1125.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Laura Lea ◽  
Sarah Byford ◽  
Yve Coney ◽  
Rebecca Crane ◽  
Natalia Fagabemi ◽  
...  

This is not a research paper but a personal and collective reflection of patient and public involvement (PPI) for the LIGHTMind 2 randomized control trial (www. isrctn. com/ISRCTN13495752). This trial compares two guided self-help psychological interventions for depression, and is delivered in the UK NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services. The paper is the result of my reviewing our PPI 18 months into the trial. The PPI includes myself as a research team member and co-applicant, with lived experience of depression, mindfulness and cognitive behaviour therapy. There is a Lived Experience Advisory Panel of six people with lived experience of depression or mindfulness, who advise the researchers. Two people with lived experience of mental health difficulties and knowledge of PPI attend the Trial Steering Committee. This paper includes comments from some of the other people with lived experience and from researchers involved in the trial, included as co-authors. I offer the Johari window (Luft, 1970) and the 4Pi National Involvement Standards (NSUN, 2018) as a way of positioning the value of PPI. Developing relationships within PPI is identified as a way of moderating the fear that some people experience as they work with researchers. I describe the importance of principles that incorporate explicit statements about the value of PPI.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deirdre M Harrington ◽  
Melanie J Davies ◽  
Danielle Bodicoat ◽  
Joanna M Charles ◽  
Yogini V Chudasama ◽  
...  

BackgroundPhysical activity (PA) levels among adolescent girls in the UK are low. ‘Girls Active’, developed by the Youth Sport Trust (YST), has been designed to increase girls’ PA levels.ObjectiveTo understand the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Girls Active programme.DesignA two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial.SettingState secondary schools in the Midlands, UK.ParticipantsGirls aged between 11 and 14 years.InterventionGirls Active involves teachers reviewing PA, sport and physical education provision, culture and practices in their school; attending training; creating action plans; and effectively working with girls as peer leaders to influence decision-making and to promote PA to their peers. Support from a hub school and the YST is offered.Main outcome measuresThe change in objectively measured moderate to vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) levels at 14 months. Secondary outcomes included changes in overall PA level (mean acceleration), light PA levels, sedentary time, body composition and psychosocial outcomes. Cost-effectiveness and process evaluation (qualitative and quantitative) data were collected.ResultsTwenty schools and 1752 pupils were recruited; 1211 participants provided complete primary outcome data at 14 months. No difference was found in mean MVPA level between groups at 14 months [1.7 minutes/day, 95% confidence interval (CI) –0.8 to 4.3 minutes/day], but there was a small difference in mean MVPA level at 7 months (2.4 minutes/day, 95% CI 0.1 to 4.7 minutes/day). Significant differences between groups were found at 7 months, but not at 14 months, in some of the objective secondary outcomes: overall PA level represented by average acceleration (1.39 mg, 95% CI 0.1 to 2.2 mg), after-school sedentary time (–4.7 minutes/day, 95% CI –8.9 to –0.6 minutes/day), overall light PA level (5.7 minutes/day, 95% CI 1.0 to 10.5 minutes/day) and light PA level on school days (4.5 minutes/day, 95% CI 0.25 to 8.75 minutes/day). Minor, yet statistically significant, differences in psychosocial measures at 7 months were found in favour of control schools. Significant differences in self-esteem and identified motivation in favour of intervention schools were found at 7 and 14 months, respectively. Subgroup analyses showed a significant effect of the intervention for those schools with higher numbers of pupils at 14 months. Girls Active was well received by teachers, and they reported that implemented strategies and activities were having a positive impact in schools. Barriers to implementation progress included lack of time, competing priorities and the programme flexibility. Implementation costs ranged from £2054 (£23/pupil) to £8545 (£95/pupil) per school. No differences were found between groups for health-related quality-of-life scores or frequencies, or for costs associated with general practitioner, school nurse and school counsellor use.ConclusionsGirls Active may not have had an effect on the random 90 girls per school included in the evaluation. Although we included a diverse sample of schools, the results may not be generalisable to all schools. Girls Active was viewed positively but teachers did not implement as many aspects of the programme as they wanted. The intervention was unlikely to have a wide impact and did not have an impact on MVPA level at 14 months. Capitalising on the opportunities of a flexible programme like this, while also learning from the stated barriers to and challenges of long-term implementation that teachers face, is a priority for research and practice.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN10688342.FundingThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Health Research programme and will be published in full inPublic Health Research; Vol. 7, No. 5. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information. The YST funded the intervention. This study was undertaken in collaboration with the Leicester Clinical Trials Unit, a UK Clinical Research Collaboration-registered clinical trials unit in receipt of NIHR Clinical Trials Unit support funding. Neither the YST nor the NIHR Clinical Trials Unit had any involvement in the Trial Steering Committee, data analysis, data interpretation, data collection or writing of the report. The University of Leicester authors are supported by the NIHR Leicester–Loughborough Biomedical Research Unit (2012–17), the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (2017–22) and the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care East Midlands. These funders had no involvement in the Trial Steering Committee, the data analysis, data interpretation, data collection or writing of the report.


BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. e022983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Damien Ricard ◽  
Fadia Dib ◽  
Marina Esposito-Farese ◽  
Jonathan Messika ◽  
Christophe Girault

IntroductionThis study protocol describes a trial designed to investigate whether high-flow heated and humidified nasal oxygen (HFHO) therapy in patients with hypercapnic acute respiratory failure (ARF) reduces the need of non-invasive ventilation (NIV).Methods and analysisThis is an open-label, superiority, international, parallel-group, multicentre randomised controlled two-arm trial, with an internal feasibility pilot phase. 242 patients with hypercapnic ARF requiring NIV admitted to an intensive care unit, an intermediate care or a respiratory care unit will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive HFHO or standard oxygen in between NIV sessions. Randomisation will be centralised and stratified by centre and pH at admission (pH ≤7.25 or >7.25). The primary outcome will be the number of ventilator-free days (VFDs) and alive at day 28 postrandomisation. The secondary outcomes will encompass parameters related to the VFDs, comfort and tolerance variables, hospital length of stay and mortality. VFDs at 28 days postrandomisation will be compared between the two groups by Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney two-sample rank-sum test in the intention-to-treat population. A sensitivity analysis will be conducted in the population of patients for whom the criteria of switching from NIV to spontaneous breathing, or conversely, are not strictly verified.Ethics and disseminationThe protocol has been approved by theComité de Protection des Personnes(CPP)Sud-Ouest & Outre-Mer IV(ref CPP17-049a/2017-A01830-53) and will be carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. A trial steering committee will oversee the progress of the study. Findings will be disseminated through national and international scientific conferences, and publication in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numberNCT03406572.


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