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Acute Respiratory Failure and COVID-19 in Real Life

Acute Respiratory Failure and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: a Real Life Evaluation

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04307459
Enrollment
250
Registered
2020-03-13
Start date
2020-03-19
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2026-04-29

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Conditions

Coronavirus Infections, Respiratory Failure, Ventilator Lung

Keywords

sars, acute respiratory failure, CPAP therapy, non invasive ventilation, gas exchange

Brief summary

In December 2019 a new kind of virus was identified in China as the responsible of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and interstitial pneumonia. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) quickly spread around the world and in February 2020 became a pandemia in Europe. No pharmacological treatment is actually licensed for the SARS-CoV2 infection and at the current state of art there is a lack of data about the clinical management of the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19). The aim of this observational study is to collect the data and the outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted in the H. Sacco Respiratory Unit treated according to the Standard Operating Procedures and the Good Clinical Practice.

Detailed description

All consecutive adult COVID-19 patients admitted to our Respiratory Unit will be enrolled. All demographic, anthropometric, laboratory, radiological, clinical and microbiological data will be collected and analyzed according to the primary and secondary outcomes (see the dedicated section). During the hospitalization, patients will be treated according to the standard operating procedure of our Respiratory Unit, such as arterial gas analysis, Rx, pharmacological treatment, ventilation. This study is purely observational and no randomization will be performed. After discharge, patients a 7 days, 30 days and 6 months follow up will be assessed.

Interventions

standard operating procedures represented by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy or non invasive ventilation, pharmacological treatment as antiviral and antibiotic drugs, bronchodilators, xanthines, enteral nutrition, hydration.

Sponsors

University of Milan
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients that can give written or oral informed consent * patients with microbiological diagnosis (i.e. rhinopharyngeal swab) of SARS-CoV2 infection

Exclusion criteria

* severe cognitive impairment * absolute contraindication to non invasive ventilation or cpap therapy * rhinopharyngeal swab negative for SARS-CoV2

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Real life data of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection1-6 monthsData collection about the real life management of patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
in-hospital mortality1 monthHow many patients died during the hospitalization
30 days mortality1 monthHow many patients died 30 days after the discharge
6 months mortality6 monthsHow many patients died 6 months after the discharge
Intubation rate7 daysHow many patients were intubated during the hospitalization
Time to Intubation7 daysHow many days/hours from admittance to intubation
Time to ventilation7 daysHow many days/hours from admittance to the start of non invasive ventilation or CPAP therapy
Non invasive to Invasive time7 daysHow many days/hours from the start of non invasive ventilation or CPAP therapy to the intubation
Recovery rate1 monthHow many patients were healed from the infection and discharged
Recurrence rate1 monthHow many patients underwent re-infection after previous recovery from COVID19
Risk factor for COVID19retrospectiveAssessment of the risk factors for the infection and the admission to the hospital
Blood tests and outcome1 monthWhat serological parameter could be used as predictor of good or negative prognosis.
Antiviral therapy1 monthImpact of antiviral therapy on the clinical course of the disease
Coinfections1 monthAssessment of bacterial, fungal or other coinfections rate
Radiological findings1 monthImpact of radiological findings on the clinical course and the outcome
Ultrasound findings1 monthImpact of ultrasound findings on the clinical course and the outcome
Myocardial injury1 monthAssessment of the evidence of myocardial injury in covid19+ patients
Medical management1 monthimpact of standard therapeutic operating procedures (eg enteral nutrition, hydration, drugs) on the clinical course.

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 30, 2026