CompletedNot Applicable

Non-Invasive Ventilation Via a Helmet Device for Patients Respiratory Failure

United States83 participantsStarted 2012-09

Plain-language summary

The objective of our study is to evaluate the efficacy of helmet ventilation as compared with Face mask in patients with respiratory failure.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥18 years of age who require noninvasive ventilation via facemask for \>8hours * Intact airway protective gag reflex * Able to follow instructions Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiopulmonary arrest * Glasgow coma scale \<8 * Absence of airway protective gag reflex * Elevated intracranial pressure * Tracheostomy * Upper airway obstruction * Pregnancy. * Patients who refuse to undergo endotracheal intubation, whatever the initial therapeutic approach

What they're measuring

Need for Endotracheal Intubation

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01680783

SponsorUniversity of Chicago

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-05

Results submitted2016-10-27

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