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Protokollbasert avvenning av høyflytnasalkanyle hos voksne pasienter: En trinnvis kile klynge-randomisert studie (PRO-WEAN HFNC)

22. september 2026 oppdatert av: Jie Li, Rush University Medical Center

Protokollstyrt avvenning av høytstrøms nasal canula hos voksne pasienter: En trappekile klynge randomisert studie (PRO-WEAN HFNC)

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a type of oxygen therapy commonly used in adults with breathing problems. While HFNC can help patients avoid breathing tubes and improve oxygen levels, there is no standard method for deciding how and when to reduce and stop this therapy once a patient improves. In many hospitals, these decisions vary from clinician to clinician.

This study will compare usual care with a standardized step-by-step plan for reducing HFNC support. Eight hospitals will participate and will switch from usual care to the standardized plan at different time points during the study.

The main goal is to determine whether the standardized weaning plan increases the number of patients who can successfully stop HFNC within 5 days. The study will also evaluate how long patients remain on HFNC, whether they need additional breathing support, and how long they stay in the hospital.

The results may help develop clearer guidance for safely and efficiently stopping HFNC therapy.

Studieoversikt

Detaljert beskrivelse

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy has become a standard treatment for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Although evidence supports its use for improving oxygenation and reducing intubation risk, guidance on how to discontinue HFNC remains limited. Current weaning practices are highly variable across institutions and clinicians. This variability may contribute to either premature discontinuation, leading to respiratory deterioration, or prolonged therapy, which may delay ICU discharge and increase healthcare utilization.

This trial evaluates implementation of a standardized HFNC weaning protocol across multiple hospitals using a stepped-wedge cluster randomized design. The intervention focuses on structured, progressive reduction of HFNC flow and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂), with predefined criteria for discontinuation and re-escalation of support.

The stepped-wedge approach allows sequential implementation of the protocol across participating hospitals while accounting for secular trends and inter-site practice variability. The study is designed to determine whether protocolized weaning improves efficiency and clinical outcomes compared with usual care.

Findings from this trial are intended to inform evidence-based guidance for HFNC liberation strategies in adult patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

2000

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, Forente stater, 60612
        • Rush University Medical Center

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år og eldre (Voksen, Eldre voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Nei

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients ≥ 18 years

  • Receiving HFNC for ≥12 hours

  • Receiving HFNC to treat acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, defined as requirement of FIO2 ≥ 0.5 to maintain SpO2 at 90-97% and Evidence of increased work of breathing at initiation (e.g., tachypnea with respiratory rate > 20-25/min, or accessory muscle use), including:

    • Patients using HFNC to avoid intubation
    • Post-extubated patients who develop acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, regardless of respiratory support device prior to HFNC use.
  • The bedside clinical team determines that HFNC weaning is clinically appropriate

  • Demonstrates clinical stability, defined as:

    • Respiratory rate ≤ 25 breaths per minute without use of accessory respiratory muscles
    • SpO₂ > 90% on HFNC
    • HFNC FiO₂ ≤ 0.80

Exclusion Criteria:

  • • Planned procedures requiring intubation

    • Hypercapnia (PaCO2 ≥ 45 mmHg)
    • Receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
    • Receiving continuous aerosol therapy via HFNC (e.g., inhaled nitric oxide [iNO], epoprostenol, or continuous albuterol)
    • Receiving chronic home use of HFNC, CPAP, or noninvasive ventilation therapy to treat chronic respiratory failure
    • Receiving HFNC as preventative post-extubation therapy, defined as HFNC use immediately after extubation for less than 48 hr in the absence of clinical signs of respiratory failure.

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
  • Masking: Ingen (Open Label)

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Aktiv komparator: Usual Care HFNC Weaning

During this phase, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) weaning and discontinuation are performed according to local standard practice without a mandated protocol. Decisions regarding reduction of flow and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂), transition to conventional oxygen therapy, and re-escalation of support are made at the discretion of the treating clinical team.

High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) weaning and discontinuation are performed according to local standard clinical practice without a mandated protocol. Decisions regarding reduction of flow and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂), transition to conventional oxygen therapy, and escalation of respiratory support are made at the discretion of the treating clinical team.

Eksperimentell: Protocolized HFNC Weaning

Participants receive a standardized HFNC weaning protocol consisting of structured, stepwise reduction of flow and FiO₂ with predefined criteria for discontinuation and criteria for treatment failure requiring re-escalation of respiratory support. The protocol is implemented at the hospital level during the intervention phase of the stepped-wedge design.

A standardized high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) weaning protocol consisting of structured, stepwise reduction of flow and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂) with predefined criteria for discontinuation and predefined criteria for treatment failure requiring re-escalation of respiratory support. The protocol is implemented at the hospital level during the intervention phase of the stepped-wedge cluster randomized design.

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Proportion of patients successfully weaned from HFNC on day 5 of study enrollment
Tidsramme: Up to 5 days after study enrollment

HFNC weaning success is defined as discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy with the participant alive and breathing on conventional oxygen therapy or room air without need for noninvasive ventilation, CPAP, invasive mechanical ventilation, or re-initiation of HFNC within 24 hours of discontinuation. Participants remaining on HFNC beyond Day 5 are considered weaning failures.

Up to 5 days after study enrollment

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Proportion of participants successfully weaned from HFNC by Day 1
Tidsramme: Up to 1 day after study enrollment

HFNC weaning success is defined as discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy with the participant alive and without need for noninvasive ventilation, CPAP, invasive mechanical ventilation, or re-initiation of HFNC within 24 hours of discontinuation.

Up to 1 day after study enrollment
Proportion of participants successfully weaned from HFNC by Day 2
Tidsramme: Up to 2 days after study enrollment

HFNC weaning success is defined as discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy with the participant alive and without need for noninvasive ventilation, CPAP, invasive mechanical ventilation, or re-initiation of HFNC within 24 hours of discontinuation.

Up to 2 days after study enrollment
Proportion of participants successfully weaned from HFNC by Day 3
Tidsramme: Up to 3 days after study enrollment

HFNC weaning success is defined as discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy with the participant alive and without need for noninvasive ventilation, CPAP, invasive mechanical ventilation, or re-initiation of HFNC within 24 hours of discontinuation.

Up to 3 days after study enrollment
Proportion of participants successfully weaned from HFNC by Day 4
Tidsramme: Up to 4 days after study enrollment

HFNC weaning success is defined as discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy with the participant alive and without need for noninvasive ventilation, CPAP, invasive mechanical ventilation, or re-initiation of HFNC within 24 hours of discontinuation.

Up to 4 days after study enrollment
Proportion of participants successfully weaned from HFNC by Day 7
Tidsramme: Up to 7 days after study enrollment

HFNC weaning success is defined as discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy with the participant alive and without need for noninvasive ventilation, CPAP, invasive mechanical ventilation, or re-initiation of HFNC within 24 hours of discontinuation.

Up to 7 days after study enrollment
HFNC duration (hours)
Tidsramme: From HFNC initiation until hospital discharge, up to 28 days

Total duration of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy measured in hours from initiation of HFNC until permanent discontinuation of HFNC during the hospitalization.

From HFNC initiation until hospital discharge, up to 28 days
Oxygen-free days through Day 28
Tidsramme: Up to 28 days after study enrollment

Number of days alive and not receiving any supplemental oxygen (including HFNC, conventional oxygen therapy, noninvasive ventilation, or invasive mechanical ventilation) during the first 28 days after study enrollment. Participants who die before Day 28 will be assigned zero oxygen-free days.

Up to 28 days after study enrollment
HFNC Weaning Duration
Tidsramme: From study enrollment until HFNC discontinuation, up to 28 days

Duration in hours from study enrollment to permanent discontinuation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy among participants who meet criteria for weaning success.

From study enrollment until HFNC discontinuation, up to 28 days
Proportion of participants requiring noninvasive ventilation within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation
Tidsramme: Within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation

Proportion of participants who require initiation of noninvasive ventilation (e.g., BiPAP or CPAP for respiratory failure) within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation.

Within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation
Proportion of participants requiring re-initiation of HFNC within 48 hours after discontinuation
Tidsramme: Within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation

Proportion of participants who require re-initiation of high-flow nasal cannula therapy within 48 hours after initial discontinuation.

Within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation
Proportion of participants requiring invasive mechanical ventilation within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation
Tidsramme: Within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation

Proportion of participants who require endotracheal intubation and invasive mechanical ventilation within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation.

Within 48 hours after HFNC discontinuation
Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation (hours)
Tidsramme: During hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment

Total duration of invasive mechanical ventilation measured in hours from initiation of endotracheal intubation until successful extubation during hospitalization.

During hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment
ICU Length of Stay
Tidsramme: During index hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment

Number of days from ICU admission to ICU discharge during the index hospitalization

During index hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment
Hospital length of stay (days)
Tidsramme: During index hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment

Number of days from hospital admission to hospital discharge during the index hospitalization.

During index hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment
ICU mortality
Tidsramme: During ICU stay, up to 28 days after enrollment

Proportion of participants who die during the ICU stay.

During ICU stay, up to 28 days after enrollment
Hospital mortality
Tidsramme: During hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment

Proportion of participants who die during the index hospitalization.

During hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment
Adverse events related to HFNC therapy
Tidsramme: During hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment

Incidence of adverse events during HFNC therapy, including but not limited to skin breakdown, nasal or facial injury, epistaxis, or other clinically significant complications documented during hospitalization.

During hospitalization, up to 28 days after enrollment

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Antatt)

1. november 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

30. april 2028

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

28. juni 2028

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

28. februar 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

28. februar 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

5. mars 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

25. september 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

22. september 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. september 2026

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Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

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IPD-planbeskrivelse

De-identified individual participant data underlying the results reported in the publication (including data dictionaries) will be made available to qualified researchers upon reasonable request and with appropriate institutional ethics approval after publication of the primary results. Requests must include a methodologically sound research proposal and will require approval by the study investigators and participating institutions. Data will be shared under a data use agreement to ensure participant confidentiality and compliance with institutional and regulatory policies.

IPD-delingstidsramme

Data will be available beginning 6 months after publication of the primary results and will remain available for 5 years thereafter.

Tilgangskriterier for IPD-deling

Access to de-identified individual participant data, data dictionaries, statistical analysis plan, and analytic code will be granted to qualified researchers who submit a methodologically sound research proposal. Requests must receive approval from the study investigators and participating institutions and obtain appropriate institutional ethics approval. Data will be shared under a data use agreement to ensure participant confidentiality and compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements.

IPD-deling Støtteinformasjonstype

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SEVJE
  • ANALYTIC_CODE

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