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Work of Breathing in Bronchiolitis Under Non-invasive Ventilation

Comparison Between Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Non Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NiPPV) in Bronchiolitis Under Non- Invasive Ventilation

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04677556
Acronym
BRONCHIO-VNI
Enrollment
20
Registered
2020-12-21
Start date
2021-01-05
Completion date
2022-01-08
Last updated
2026-03-09

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Conditions

Severe Viral Bronchiolitis

Keywords

Severe acute bronchiolitis, Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, Continuous positive airway pressure, Work of breathing, Pediatric intensive care

Brief summary

Severe acute viral bronchiolitis is the leading cause of pediatric intensive care admission. The first-line recommended ventilation support is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which reduces the work of breathing (WOB) and improves gas exchange. Although Non invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NiPPV) is increasingly used in case of CPAP failure to avoid intubation, no study has yet evaluated if this support could effectively reduce the effort of breathing. Our hypothesis is that NiPPV could reduce WOB more effectively than CPAP alone, and might lead to reduce intubation in the most severe bronchiolitis. The purpose of this study is to compare WOB between CPAP and NiPPV, thanks to esophageal pressure measurement, in infants hospitalized for severe acute bronchiolitis.

Detailed description

Severe acute viral bronchiolitis is the leading cause of pediatric intensive care admission. The first-line recommended ventilation support is non invasive ventilation (NIV) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), which has been proved to reduce the work of breathing (WOB) and improve gas exchange. Non invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NiPPV) is increasingly used in case of CPAP failure to avoid intubation. Nevertheless, no study has ever evaluated its effectiveness on the discharge of respiratory muscles in severe bronchiolitis. Measurement of esophageal and gastric pressures with an esogastric catheter allows an estimation of WOB thanks to the calculation of the esophageal pressure-time product (PTPes), and a calculation of the transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) as the difference between gastric and esophageal pressures. This minimally invasive technique can be used at the bedside to assess the efficacy of ventilation support and is now increasingly used in Intensive Care Units to assist ventilation-targeted strategies. Our hypothesis is that NiPPV could reduce WOB more effectively than CPAP alone, and might lead to reduce intubation in the most severe bronchiolitis. The main purpose of this study is to compare PTPes/min between CPAP and NiPPV in infants hospitalized for severe acute bronchiolitis. Secondary objectives are i) to compare other parameters of WOB, gas exchanges and breathing pattern in both ventilator supports ii) to compare the rate of patient-ventilator asynchronies in 2 different setting of NiPPV ("clinical" and "physiological") iii) to assess if NiPPV is associated with reduced intubation rate, time under sedation and ventilation, and length of hospitalization as compared to CPAP.

Interventions

OTHEREsogastric pressures measurement

Catheter placement : at least 2 hours after and within 24 hours following the initial ventilation support establishment (CPAP or NiPPV according to usual practice and clinical conditions). 2 periods of measurements : with the initial and with the 2nd ventilation support using a cross-over for each patient. For each period, the first serie of measurements will be carried out without modifying the settings of the support ( "clinical" setting), and the second one using esogastric pressures by adjusting the settings of the ventilation support in order to obtain an optimal normalization or reduction of the amplitude of the Pes and Pdi deltas ("physiological" setting). 5 minutes of spontaneous breathing with/without oxygen between period 1 and 2 (depending on the patient's conditions). All measurements will be performed for 5 minutes after a 15 minutes quiet breathing. After measurements, the optimal respiratory support will be continued.

Sponsors

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER
URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 6 Months
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Clinical and radiological diagnosis of bronchiolitis * Need for non-invasive ventilation support (NiPPV or CPAP) with a modified Wood clinical asthma score (m-WCAS)\> 4 and / or hypercapnic acidosis (pH \<7.3 and / or pCO2\> 50mmHg) * Written parental informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindication to nasogastric tube (recent surgery of the esophagus, esophageal malformation at risk of perforation, severe coagulopathy) * Absolute or relative contraindication to NIV * Respiratory collapse: coma (GCS \<12) and / or more than 3 apneas per hour with bradycardia \<90 / min and / or SpO2 \<90% * Pneumothorax * Preexisting disorder that may influence WOB * Neuromuscular disease * Chronic respiratory failure already under NIV or tracheostomy at home * No social security

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Esophageal pressure-time product per minute (PTPes/min)20 minutesEsophageal pressure-time product per minute (PTPes/min) is calculated by the area under the curve of the Pes during inspiration, expressed in cmH2O.s / min. The PTPes/min will be measured under CPAP (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) and under NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Respiratory rate (RR)20 minutesBreathing pattern Paramaters will be measured under CPAP ("clinical" and "physiological" setting) and NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.
Heart rate (HR)20 minutesIn pulses per minute Breathing pattern Paramaters will be measured under CPAP ("clinical" and "physiological" setting) and NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.
Inspiratory time (Ti)20 minutesIn sec Breathing pattern Paramaters will be measured under CPAP ("clinical" and "physiological" setting) and NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.
Total respiratory cycle time (Ttot)20 minutesIn sec Breathing pattern Paramaters will be measured under CPAP ("clinical" and "physiological" setting) and NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.
Tidal volume (Vt)20 minutesIn mL Breathing pattern Paramaters will be measured under CPAP ("clinical" and "physiological" setting) and NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.
Gas exchange3 hoursSpO2 and PtcCO2, in mmHg will be continuously monitored thanks to a pulse oxymeter and transcutaneous capnography (SenTecTM) for 3 hours
Modified Wood's Clinical Asthma Score (m-WCAS)At inclusion and at the end of the measurements, i.e. 3 hours from inclusionModified Wood's Clinical Asthma Score (m-WCAS) is a respiratory failure score that includes 3 levels of gravity corresponding to 5 respiratory distress clinical signs. Values ranged from 0 (best score) to 10 (worst score)
PEdiatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 score (PELOD-2)At inclusion and at the end of the measurements, i.e. 3 hours from inclusionPediatric logistic organ dysfunction score is a specific pediatric multiple organ dysfunction score that includes 10 variables corresponding to 5 organ dysfunctions. Values extend from 0 (best outcome) to 33 (worst outcome).
Work of breathing20 minutesEsophageal pressure delta (ΔPES, normal between 5 and 8 cmH2O) Transdiaphragmatic pressure delta (ΔPdi). The Pdi is obtained by subtracting the Pes from the Pgas Pressure-time product of the diaphragm per minute (PTPDdi/min). Paramaters will be measured under CPAP (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) and under NiPPV (" clinical" and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.
Need for intubationThrough study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of days under sedation by Midazolam IV or per os upon hospital dischargeThrough study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of days under NIVThrough study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of days under invasive ventilationThrough study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of days in intensive care unitThrough study completion, an average of 2 years
Number of days in hospitalizationThrough study completion, an average of 2 years
Patient-ventilator asynchronies (under NiPPV)Through study completion, an average of 2 yearsPatient-ventilator asyncrhonies will be analyzed using the flow and pressure curves of the ventilator and the patient (Pes), then classified into 4 groups: * auto-triggering (cycle delivered by the ventilator without patient's inspiratory effort), * double triggering (2 successive cycles delivered by the ventilator for a single inspiratory effort of the patient), * wasted effort (patient inspiratory effort not followed by a cycle delivered by the ventilator), * daly asynchronies (advance or delay of the cycle delivered by the ventilator compared to the start of the patient's inspiration or expiration) The percentage of patient-ventilator asynchronies will be analyzed under NiPPV ("clinical" setting and "physiological" setting) during a period of quiet breathing of 5 minutes.

Countries

France

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMeryl VEDRENNE-CLOQUET, MD

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

STUDY_DIRECTORBrigitte FAUROUX, MD, PhD

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026