Silent Hypoxia and Awake Proning in COVID-19 Patients (SHYCOV)

Ostfold Hospital Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Covid19; Hypoxemia

Treatments: Other: Self measurement with pulse oximeter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04647747

SHYCOV2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Investigators want to examine patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 for the phenomenon "Silent Hypoxia", which is clinically significant hypoxia without corresponding degree of dyspnea. The patient population is infected individuals without any serious symptoms and is at home. The participants will be equipped with a pulse oximeter and a PEF-measurement device. Four times daily the participants will register saturation, degree of dyspnea and PEF. If the participants experience desaturation or increasing dyspnea, physiotherapy is to be performed, and if that doesn't relieve symptoms or increase oxygen saturation, the hospital should be contacted for admission. The first part of this study is a feasibility study, and if found feasible, the investigators will expand the study to more participants.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Non dyspneic (NRS =/< 1) patients with positive SARS-CoV-2 test
• Age 18 - 80 years
• Patients managed at home
• Inclusion within 72 hours from positive test

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic hypoxia (SpO2 < 93 %) and/or first measured SpO2 < 93 %
• Admitted to hospital for COVID-19 prior to inclusion
• Unable to perform pulse oximetry
• Unable to perform physiotherapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

Self measurement of peripheral saturation

Other group

Description:

Participant will be equipped with a pulse oximeter and perform saturation measurements.

Treatment:

Other: Self measurement with pulse oximeter