About this trial
The trial aims to evaluate whether the Airvo 3 device in OptiO2 mode can maintain patients' SpO2 levels within the target range better than manual oxygen titration in hospitalized COPD patients with hypoxemia/respiratory distress.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Has cognitive ability to provide informed consent
Aged 22 years or older
Hospitalized with hypoxemia/respiratory distress
Diagnosis of COPD
Disqualifiers
Receiving Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) or indicated for NIV as per European Respiratory Society /American Thoracic Society guidelines
Hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure <90mmHg or requirement for vasopressor or inotropic support)
Patient receiving end of life care
Nasal or facial conditions precluding use of nasal high flow
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Closed loop oxygen control
DeviceNasal high flow with closed loop oxygen control
Manual titration
DeviceNasal high flow with manual titration
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Percentage of time with SpO2 in target range over period of observation
Percentage of time with SpO2 out of target range over period of observation
Secondary outcomes
Count of number of adjustments in FiO2 by clinical staff over observation period
Percentage of time with SpO2 above target range over period of observation
Percentage of time with SpO2 below target range over period of observation
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