Closed-loop Oxygen Control for High Flow Nasal Therapy (HILOOP)

November 26, 2021 updated by: Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Safety and Efficacy of a Closed-loop Oxygen Control for High Flow Nasal Therapy in ICU Patients: a Randomized Cross-over Study (The HILOOP Study)

In patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF), High Flow Nasal Therapy (HFNT) improves oxygenation, tolerance, and decrease work of breathing as compared to standard oxygen therapy by facemask. Current guidelines recommend adjusting oxygen flow rates to keep the oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) in the target range and avoid hypoxemia and hyperoxemia. The hypothesis of the study is that closed loop oxygen control increases the time spent within clinically targeted SpO2 ranges and decreases the time spent outside clinical target SpO2 ranges as compared to manual oxygen control in ICU patients treated with HFNT.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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53

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08035
        • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult (>17yo) patients admitted to the ICU treated with HFNT for at least 8h
  • Requiring FiO2 ≥ 30% to keep SpO2 in the target ranges defined by the clinician
  • Written informed consent signed and dated by the patient or one relative in case that the patient is unable to consent, after full explanation of the study by the investigator and prior to study participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient with indication for immediate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), noninvasive ventilation (NIV), or invasive mechanical ventilation
  • Hemodynamic instability defined as a need of continuous infusion of epinephrine or norepinephrine > 1 mg/h
  • Low quality on the SpO2 measurement using finger and ear sensor (quality index below 60% on the Massimo SpO2 sensor, which is displayed by a red or orange colour bar)
  • Severe acidosis (pH ≤ 7.30)
  • Pregnant woman
  • Patients deemed at high risk for need of mechanical ventilation within the next 8 hours
  • Chronic or acute dyshemoglobinemia: methemoglobin, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, sickle cell disease
  • Tracheotomised patient
  • Formalized ethical decision to withhold or withdraw life support
  • Patient under guardianship
  • Patient deprived of liberties
  • Patient included in another interventional research study under consent
  • Patient already enrolled in the present study in a previous episode of acute respiratory failure

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Oxygen close-loop
Four hours period where the fraction of inspired oxygen delivered will be automatically titrated based on SpO2 values.
Device: Oxygen close-loop
The Automatic FiO2 option provides automated adjustment of the ventilator Oxygen setting to maintain the patient's SpO2 in a defined target range. When using the software option, the user defines the SpO2 target range, as well as the SpO2 emergency limits, and the device adjusts the Oxygen setting to keep the patient's SpO2 in the target range.
Active Comparator: Manual FiO2 adjustment
Four hours period where the fraction of inspired oxygen delivered will be manually adjusted by the healthcare personnel based on SpO2 values.
Device: No intervention
Manual FiO2 adjustment according to SpO2 values

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of time spent in optimal SpO2 range
Time Frame: 4 hours
The optimal SpO2 range will be defined according to the SpO2 targets determined by the clinician.
4 hours

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of time spent in sub-optimal SpO2 range
Time Frame: 4 hours
SpO2 values outside the optimal range but still within an acceptable limit (2-3 percent above and below the optimal range)
4 hours
Percentage of time spent out of range
Time Frame: 4 hours
Above or below the suboptimal limits specified at the begginning of the study
4 hours
Percentage of time with SpO2 signal available
Time Frame: 4 hours
Time with SpO2 signal available
4 hours
Mean SpO2/FiO2
Time Frame: 4 hours
Mean oxygenation value
4 hours
ROX index
Time Frame: 4 hours
Is a predictor of HFNT success/failure defined as (SpO2/FiO2)/respiratory rate
4 hours
Percentage of time with SpO2 below 88 and 85 percent
Time Frame: 4 hours
Duration of time with SpO2 <85 percent and <88 percent, respectively
4 hours
Number of events with SpO2 below 88 and 85 percent
Time Frame: 4 hours
Frequency of SpO2 decreases <85 percent and <88 percent, respectively
4 hours
Mean FiO2
Time Frame: 4 hours
Mean fraction of inspired oxygen
4 hours
Percentage of time with FiO2 below 40 percent and above 60%
Time Frame: 4 hours
Percentage of time that FiO2 is <40 percent and >60 percent, respectively
4 hours
Number of manual adjustments
Time Frame: 4 hours
Frequency of manual adjustments of FiO2
4 hours
Number of alarms
Time Frame: 4 hours
Frequency of alarms
4 hours
Patient comfort
Time Frame: 4 hours
Comfort score by visual analogic scale (from 0 to 10)
4 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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April 27, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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August 10, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 10, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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May 4, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 7, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 16, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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December 9, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 26, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • PR(AG)539/2020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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