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High-flow Nasal Oxygen in Palliative Care: Pilot Study

Acceptability of High-flow Nasal Oxygen to Relieve Dyspnea in Palliative Care: Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03423888
Acronym
OXYPALL
Enrollment
30
Registered
2018-02-06
Start date
2018-02-13
Completion date
2022-01-25
Last updated
2022-04-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dyspnea

Keywords

Dyspnea, palliative care, high-flow nasal oxygen, pilot study

Brief summary

In palliative care, the relief of the dyspnea is necessary. Medications for the reduction of dyspnea have side effects. High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (HFNC) is a new way to deliver oxygen. Investigators hypothesize that HNFC is an acceptable technic for the patient with dyspnea in palliative care. A pilot study with 30 patients will be conducted. Acceptability of HNFC will be studied by the time of use by patients of the HNFC during one week. The effectiveness of HNFC in relieving dyspnea will be studied using Borg scale.

Detailed description

Pilot study for acceptability of high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in palliative care Population: 30 patients in palliative care (for lung cancer, terminal respiratory failure) who suffer from dyspnea and have oxygen therapy. Patients with curative care are excluded and patients who require non invasive ventilation. An oral consent is asked. Primary objective: acceptability of HNFC in patients with dyspnea in palliative care during one week Secondary objectives: * Tolerance of HNFC at short term (1h and 24h) and long term (7 days) after initiation of HNFC * Efficiency of HNFC at short term Primary outcome: duration of use of the HNFC during 7 days Secondary outcome: * Tolerance: noise of the system of HNFC, side effects of high flow (nasal dryness..) * Efficiency: evaluation of dyspnea by Borg scale and measure of respiratory rate and saturation of oxygen one hour after initiation of HNFC

Interventions

DEVICEhigh-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (HNFC)

Set up of high-flow nasal oxygen for patient with dyspnea for a respiratory disease without possibility of curative care. Patients who require a treatment by oxygen are included. After 7 days of treatment, acceptability is evaluated by the duration of use of HNFC.

Sponsors

University Hospital, Toulouse
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient followed for respiratory failure with palliative care and : * More than 18 years old * Dyspnea related to a respiratory disease * Hypoxemia requiring the introduction of more than 4 liters of oxygen for a sp02 \> 90% * Patient affiliated to a social security system

Exclusion criteria

* Patient less than 18 years old * Patient with guardianship, trusteeship * No consent for participation at the study * Project of curative care

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Acceptability of HNFC in patients with dyspnea in palliative care during one week7 daysDuration of use of HNFC: nurses will set up the device to the patient who can withdraw it at any time. It will then be noted the stop time and recovery of the device for a week, which will know the time of use and acceptability. If the patient wishes to permanently stop the use of the device, the stop time will be raised.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficiency of high-flow nasal oxygen in palliative care with dyspneaAt short term: one hour after the initiation and at long term: 24h and seven days after the startEvaluation of dyspnea with the Borg scale. The Borg scale is a scale containing 10 proposals ranging in increasing order of severity (from no gene at all to extremely embarrassed) that will allow the patient to grading his respiratory gene.
Efficiency of high-flow nasal oxygen in palliative care with Sp02At short term: one hour after the initiation and at long term: 24h and seven days after the startEvaluation of Sp02 using transcutaneous oximeter
Efficiency of high-flow nasal oxygen in palliative care with respiratory rateAt short term: one hour after the initiation and at long term: 24h and seven days after the startEvaluation of respiratory rate

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tolerance of high-flow nasal oxygen in palliative careAt short term: one hour after the initiation and at long term: 24h and seven days after the startSide effects (nasal dryness, nasal lesion) and noise with an numerical scale graduated from 0 to 10 (0 for no noise to 10 very noisy)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026