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Optiflow THRIVE for Delivery of Oxygen to Patients During Total Intravenous Anesthesia While Undergoing Radiology Procedures

A Pilot Study of FDA Approved Optiflow™ THRIVE Versus Standard Non-Rebreathers in Patients With Potential High Risk of Airway Obstruction During Total Intravenous Anesthesia (TIVA) While Undergoing Interventional Radiology Procedures

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04171037
Enrollment
108
Registered
2019-11-20
Start date
2019-10-04
Completion date
2024-06-21
Last updated
2025-07-24

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Conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Brief summary

This trial studies how well Optiflow THRIVE works in delivering oxygen to patients during total intravenous anesthesia while undergoing radiology procedures. The Optiflow THRIVE is an oxygen administration device that delivers high-flow and humidified oxygen through the nose. The Optiflow THRIVE device may improve oxygen delivery and reduce breathing complications.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To investigate the performance of Optiflow THRIVE relative to Standard Non-Rebreathers in patients with high risk of difficult airway management undergoing interventional radiology procedures for the planning of future clinical studies. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. To describe the episodes of hypoxia (defined by peripheral capillary oxygen saturation \[SpO2\] less than or equal to 92%) and the episodes of airway support which include: jaw thrust, chin lift or insertion of an airway supporting device, such as oral/nasal airway or supra airway device in order to recover the level of oxygenation above 92% associated with Optiflow THRIVE. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients receive 100% oxygen at a high flow rate via Optiflow THRIVE over 3 minutes prior to anesthetic induction and at a higher flow rate until the end of procedure. ARM II: Patients receive 100% oxygen at a lower flow rate via non-rebreather mask over 3 minutes prior to anesthetic induction and maintain the same flow rate until the end of procedure. After completion of study, patients are followed up at 15 minutes.

Interventions

PROCEDUREOxygen Therapy

Receive oxygen via Optiflow THRIVE

OTHERQuestionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

DEVICEOptiflow THRIVE

Oxygen Administration

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Signed consent for the study * Patients with an SpO2 greater than or equal to 95% while breathing room air * Patients requiring total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) but not tracheal intubation during the proposed procedure - PLUS, any of the 2 following criteria: Body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 32 kg/m\^2, or neck circumference greater than or equal to 43 cm in a male and 41 cm in a female, or has been diagnosed with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with/without using a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device * Full course head and neck radiotherapy less than or equal to 6 months (the peak onset time of acute facial and airway edema)

Exclusion criteria

* Significant pulmonary disease requiring supplemental oxygen in daily life (severe pulmonary fibrosis, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.) * Significant cardiac disease (including history of myocardial infarction \[MI\] with concurrent evidence of ischemic myocardial damage at the event, cardiomyopathy with impaired left ventricular ejection fraction to less than 50% or uncompensated congestive heart failure) * TIVA is contraindicate or having a proposed procedure without TIVA * Endotracheal intubation is required * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification 5 * Patients who are non-English speaking * Emergency procedures

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total Length of Desaturation Episodes (ToLDE) Per Patient/Surgical Procedure60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion and continuing for 60 minutesThis measure is defined as the total length (in minutes) of all desaturation episodes that a patient experienced during a 60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion. A desaturation episode is defined as a drop in oxygen saturation (SpO2) to 92% or lower.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
PACU Observation Timeup to 60 minutes after PACU admissionThe length of time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) in minutes.
Number of Desaturation Episode Events Per Patient/Surgical Procedure60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion and continuing for 60 minutesThe total number of episodes where the patient's oxygen saturation (SpO2) dropped to 92% or lower.
Number of BIS Episodes60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion.The total number of episodes where the bispectral index (BIS) value was 61 or higher, indicating inadequate sedation levels.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

The IR procedure daily schedule will be used for patient selection. Once eligibility of a study candidate has been identified, the study coordinator will be informed to start the patient interview and obtain written informed consent.

Pre-assignment details

A total of 114 patients were accrued, and 108 patients were randomized. Of the total number randomized, six patients were screen failures prior to the procedure and 1 patient had no follow-up measurements, leaving 101 patients deemed evaluable for the primary endpoint. This provided 50 patients on Optiflow THRIVE and 51 patients on Standard of Care.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Optiflow™ THRIVE
Treatment group will receive oxygen via Optiflow™ THRIVE
50
Control Group (Non-rebreather Facemask)
Control group will receive 100% oxygen via a non-rebreather facemask
51
Total101

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up10
Overall StudyPhysician Decision33

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicControl Group (Non-rebreather Facemask)TotalOptiflow™ THRIVE
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
19 Participants39 Participants20 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
32 Participants62 Participants30 Participants
Age, Continuous60.96 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.97
60.57 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.91
60.18 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.96
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
51 participants101 participants50 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
23 Participants45 Participants22 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
28 Participants56 Participants28 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 500 / 51
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 500 / 51
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 500 / 51

Outcome results

Primary

Total Length of Desaturation Episodes (ToLDE) Per Patient/Surgical Procedure

This measure is defined as the total length (in minutes) of all desaturation episodes that a patient experienced during a 60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion. A desaturation episode is defined as a drop in oxygen saturation (SpO2) to 92% or lower.

Time frame: 60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion and continuing for 60 minutes

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Optiflow™ THRIVETotal Length of Desaturation Episodes (ToLDE) Per Patient/Surgical Procedure34 minutesStandard Deviation 1.16
Control Group (Non-rebreather Facemask)Total Length of Desaturation Episodes (ToLDE) Per Patient/Surgical Procedure97 minutesStandard Deviation 3.25
Secondary

Number of BIS Episodes

The total number of episodes where the bispectral index (BIS) value was 61 or higher, indicating inadequate sedation levels.

Time frame: 60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Optiflow™ THRIVENumber of BIS Episodes2 Number of Episodes
Control Group (Non-rebreather Facemask)Number of BIS Episodes4 Number of Episodes
Secondary

Number of Desaturation Episode Events Per Patient/Surgical Procedure

The total number of episodes where the patient's oxygen saturation (SpO2) dropped to 92% or lower.

Time frame: 60-minute observation window starting from the initiation of the propofol infusion and continuing for 60 minutes

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Optiflow™ THRIVENumber of Desaturation Episode Events Per Patient/Surgical Procedure7 Participants
Control Group (Non-rebreather Facemask)Number of Desaturation Episode Events Per Patient/Surgical Procedure13 Participants
Secondary

PACU Observation Time

The length of time spent in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) in minutes.

Time frame: up to 60 minutes after PACU admission

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Optiflow™ THRIVEPACU Observation Time20 minutes
Control Group (Non-rebreather Facemask)PACU Observation Time26 minutes

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 8, 2026