Impact of the Early Use of High Flow Nasal Cannula in Patients With Post-traumatic Lung Contusion, a Randomized Clinical Trial

Ain Shams University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Traumatic Lung Injury

Treatments: Device: high flow nasal cannula

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05509088

FAMSU R 116/ 2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

We hypothesize that early and continuous administration of oxygen via high flow nasal cannula in patients with lung contusion and non-severe acute lung injury might reduce the incidence of intubation and hold the deterioration of pulmonary functions.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to performing study procedures, currently hospitalized and requiring medical care for blunt chest trauma, within 24h of trauma

Exclusion criteria

• face trauma or surgery, airway obstruction, known to have chronic chest condition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

high flow nasal cannula

Experimental group

Description:

will receive oxygen through high flow nasal cannula

Treatment:

Device: high flow nasal cannula

oxygen mask

No Intervention group

Description:

will receive oxygen through oxygen mask