Covid19, Hypoxemia
Conditions
Keywords
Silent Hypoxia, Lung Physiotherapy, Home Monitoring
Brief summary
The Investigators want to examine patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 for the phenomenon Silent Hypoxia, which is clinically significant hypoxia without corresponding degree of dyspnea. The patient population is infected individuals without any serious symptoms and is at home. The participants will be equipped with a pulse oximeter and a PEF-measurement device. Four times daily the participants will register saturation, degree of dyspnea and PEF. If the participants experience desaturation or increasing dyspnea, physiotherapy is to be performed, and if that doesn't relieve symptoms or increase oxygen saturation, the hospital should be contacted for admission. The first part of this study is a feasibility study, and if found feasible, the investigators will expand the study to more participants.
Interventions
OTHERSelf measurement with pulse oximeter
Participant will measure peripheral saturation at home, conduct physiotherapy if desaturation occurs, and contact hospital if desatuation persists
Sponsors
Ostfold Hospital Trust
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Non dyspneic (NRS =/\< 1) patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 test * Age 18 - 80 years * Patients managed at home * Inclusion within 72 hours from positive test
Exclusion criteria
* Chronic hypoxia (SpO2 \< 93 %) and/or first measured SpO2 \< 93 % * Admitted to hospital for COVID-19 prior to inclusion * Unable to perform pulse oximetry * Unable to perform physiotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of patients who manage to perform daily measurements of SpO2 | January 30, 2021 |
| Incidence rate of silent hypoxia in non-hospitalized COVID-19 | January 30, 2021 |
| Association between silent hypoxia and other subjective and objective measurements of disease severity | January 30, 2021 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of hospital admission and ICU admission | January 30, 2021 |
| Effect of a self-managed physiotherapy program on alleviating hypoxia | January 30, 2021 |
| Incidence of thromboembolic event in outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 | January 30, 2021 |
| Rate of persistent silent hypoxia episode per patients | January 30, 2021 |
| Rate of silent hypoxia episode per patients | January 30, 2021 |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed