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HypoxemiaEPHYRENCT06688487

Postoperative Extubation in Hypoxemic Patients

A study testing early extubation of hypoxemic patients in people with Hypoxemia and Extubation, run by Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph at 12 sites in France.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

The objective of this clinical trial is to assess whether early extubation of patients with hypoxemia during the spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) shortens the duration of ventilatory support. The trial will also evaluate the safety of this approach. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
early extubation of hypoxemic patients
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
152 participants
Where
12 sitesFrance
Study dates
18 Nov 2024to 31 Jan 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Francophone patient affiliated to a health insurance plan;
  • Patient having granted free, informed and written consent to participate in the study;
  • Patient with hypoxemia defined as SpO2 ≤ 90% under 6 L/min or FiO2 40% during spontaneous breathing trial.

Who cannot join

  • Presence of hypercapnia at the end of SBT (PaCO2 above 50 mmHg);
  • Presence of severe hypoxemia during SBT defined by SpO2 below 86% under 9 L/min or FiO2 = 50%;
  • Presence of poor clinical tolerance of SBT defined by polypnoea above 30/min, agitation, sweating, hypertension (PAS above 180 mmHg), tachycardia (HR above 140 bpm) or arrhythmia;
  • Presence of an ineffective cough or major bronchial congestion;
  • Patient already included in a type 1 interventional research protocol (RIPH1), modifying the procedure for ventilatory weaning and/or ventilatory support after extubation;
  • Anatomical factors precluding the use of NIV or high-flow oxygen therapy, notably facial or cervico-facial malformations;
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  • Tracheostomized patient;
  • History of obstructive ventilatory disorders with indication for NIV post-extubation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) GOLD score III/IV;
  • History of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with equipment;
  • cardiogenic pulmonary edema;
  • Patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at the time of inclusion;
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship;
  • Minor patients;
  • Patient deprived of liberty or under court protection;
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women;
  • Patient in therapeutic limitation with decision not to re-intubate.

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Thibaut GENTY, M.D contact

0140942260

t.genty@gphsj.fr

Francois GJ STEPHAN, M.D; Ph.D contact

0140948580

f.stephan@ghpsj.fr

12 sites in 1 country

France12 sites
  • centre hospitalier Victor Dupouy

    Argenteuil, 95107

    Gaetan Plantefeve, MD, 0134231445, gaetan.plantefeve@ch-argenteuil.fr

    Gaetan Plantefeve

  • CHRU de Besançon

    Besançon, 25030

    Sebastien Pili-Floury, MD, PhD, 03 81 66 81 66, spilifloury@chu-besancon.fr

    Sebastien Pili-Floury

  • Marie Lannelongue Hospital

    Le Plessis-Robinson, 92350

    Thibaut Genty, MD, 0140942260, t.genty@ghpsj.fr

    francois stéphan, MD, PhD, 0144128580, f.stephan@ghpsj.fr

  • Hôpital Saint Eloi, CHU Montpellier

    Montpellier, 34090

    Samir Jaber, MD, PhD, 04 67 33 72 71, s-jaber@chumontpellier.fr

    Samir Jaber

  • CHU la pitié salpêtrière

    Paris, 75013

    Jean Michel Constantin, MD, PhD, 01.42.16.22.59, jean-michel.constantin@aphp.fr

    Jean Michel Constantin

  • CHU la pitié salpêtrière

    Paris, 75013

    Adrien Bougle, MD, PhD, 01 42 16 29 91, adrien.bougle@aphp.fr

    Adrien Bougle

  • CHU la pitié Salpêtrière

    Paris, 75013

    Antoine Monsel, MD, PhD, 01 42 17 58 89, antoine.monsel@aphp.fr

    Antoine Monsel

  • Institut mutualiste Montsouris

    Paris, 75014

    Alexy Tran Dinh, MD, 01 56 61 61 88, Alexy.tran-dinh@imm.fr

    Alexy Tran Dinh

  • réanimation polyvalente hopital saint joseph groupe hospitalier Paris saint Joseph

    Paris, 75014

    Cédric Bruel, MD, 0144127856, cbruel@ghpsj.fr

    Cédric Bruel

  • hôpital george Pompidou

    Paris, 75015

    Bernard Cholley, MD, PhD, 0156092515, bernard.cholley@aphp.fr

    Bernard Cholley

  • CHU de Reims

    Reims, 51092

    Salvatore Muccio, MD, 03 10 73 66 50, smuccio@chu-reims.fr

    Salvatore Muccio

  • Centre Cardiologique Du Nord

    Saint-Denis, 93200

    Jean Michel Maillet, MD, 0149334141, jm.mailletmascarel@gmail.com

    Jean Michel Maillet

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About this study

Official title: Early Postoperative Extubation in Hypoxemic ICU Patients: a Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial

The objective of this clinical trial is to assess whether early extubation of patients with hypoxemia during the spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) shortens the duration of ventilatory support. The trial will also evaluate the safety of this approach. The key research questions include:

Does early extubation of hypoxemic patients reduce the total duration of ventilatory support (both invasive and non-invasive) by 36 hours? Does early extubation of hypoxemic patients increase the number of ventilator-free days by day 28? Can the safety of early extubation in hypoxemic patients be ensured by confirming no significant differences in rates of reintubation, tracheostomy, or mortality? The trial will compare ventilatory outcomes between two groups: hypoxemic patients who undergo early extubation (hypoxemic extubation group) and those who remain on invasive ventilation until hypoxemia resolves (conventional extubation group).

Read the detailed description

International guidelines recommend extubating patients after correction of hypoxemia, meaning if the SpO2 measured during the spontaneous breathing trial is above 92%. However, there is strong rationale for modifying this practice to extubate patients earlier, particularly those presenting with hypoxemia after major surgery, by using alternating non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and high-flow oxygen therapy:

Several studies have found no link between patient oxygenation and extubation success, where outcomes for hypoxemic and non-hypoxemic patients are similar. Isolated hypoxemia thus does not appear to be a predictor of reintubation.

Hypoxemia is very common following major surgery, primarily due to shunts caused by atelectasis. Treatment for these atelectasis includes airway pressurization, bronchial secretion drainage, mobilization, and reducing factors that lead to diaphragmatic dysfunction.

In patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, secretion drainage is impaired, and mobilization to a seated position is more challenging. It has also been shown that diaphragmatic dysfunction occurs with prolonged ventilation. Hypoxemia can therefore be sustained by invasive ventilation, increasing the risk of therapeutic escalation.

Current guidelines do not account for the widespread use of non-invasive assistance techniques (such as high-flow oxygen therapy and non-invasive ventilation) that are now routinely employed in intensive care. These techniques allow for adequate oxygenation with high patient comfort and good tolerance.

Prolonging invasive ventilation in hypoxemic patients, as recommended by guidelines, could lead to associated complications. In contrast, early extubation of patients with hypoxemia may reduce the duration of both invasive and non-invasive ventilation, as well as complications related to prolonged invasive ventilation, without increasing the risk of reintubation.

Compared to continuing mechanical ventilation until hypoxemia is corrected, extubating purely hypoxemic patients and transitioning them to non-invasive ventilation techniques could represent a significant improvement in patient care.

Being tested
early extubation of hypoxemic patients
Keywords
extubation, hypoxemia, postoperative respiratory complication, weaning, facilitative non invasive strategy
Medical subject headings
Hypoxia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • early extubation of hypoxemic patientsOther

    patient extubated after the spontaneous ventilation trial despite the presence of hypoxemia defined by SpO2 ≤ 90% either in T-piece under 6 L/min, or under FiO2 = 40% if SBT is performed in spontaneous ventilation with minimal inspiratory assistance.

Study groups in NCT06688487
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
hypoxemic extubation groupExperimentalRandomized patients exhibit relative hypoxemia, defined by an SpO2 ≤ 90% while receiving 6 liters of oxygen or FiO2 of 40%. They must not have severe hypoxemia, defined as an SpO2 < 86% while receiving 9 liters of oxygen or FiO2 of 50%. Additionally, they must not show clinical signs of poor tolerance to the spontaneous breathing trial. Patients randomized to the "hypoxemic extubation group" are extubated despite the presence of relative hypoxemia after one hour of reventilation. Following extubation, a non-invasive oxygenation strategy is initiated, alternating between non-invasive ventilation and high-flow oxygen therapy for a minimum of 24 hours.
Receives: Other: early extubation of hypoxemic patients
conventional extubation groupNo interventionPatients in the conventional extubation group also present with relative hypoxemia, defined as an SpO2 ≤ 90% on 6 liters of oxygen or FiO2 of 40% at the time of randomization, but they will only be extubated after correction of this hypoxemia. In practice, patients in the conventional extubation group are not extubated after randomization and continue on invasive ventilation. A new spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) can be performed between 2 and 6 hours after randomization, and if unsuccessful, it may be repeated daily at the discretion of the clinician. Patients in the conventional extubation group will only be extubated when their SpO2 exceeds 90% during an SBT conducted on 6 liters of oxygen or FiO2 of 40%. After extubation, a non-invasive oxygenation strategy will be initiated, alternating between non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and high-flow oxygen therapy, for a minimum of 24 hours.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. time to ventilatory weaning

    Time in hours from randomization to discontinuation of ventilatory support (invasive and non-invasive).

    Measured: from date of randomisation until the date of cessation of non invasive ventilation or death from any cause, assessed up to 90 days after randomization

Secondary outcomes (14)
  1. neuromyopathie score

    MRC score assessed in each group on day 7 of randomisation and on the day of weaning from non-invasive ventilation.

    Measured: day 7of randomisation/day of weaning from non-invasive ventilation

  2. death

    occuring of death during ICU, hospital management and at day 90

    Measured: at 28 and 90 days after randomisation

  3. ventilatory support duration between randomization and day 28

    Number of days alive without ventilation (invasive or non-invasive) at day 28 of randomization.

    Measured: from randomisation to day 28

  4. invasive ventilation duration

    Time in hours between randomization and cessation of invasive ventilation

    Measured: from date of randomisation until the date of cessation of invasive ventilation or death from any cause whichever came first assessed up to 90 days after randomization

  5. non invasive ventilation duration

    Time in hours between initiation and cessation of non-invasive support after extubation

    Measured: from date of extubation until the date of cessation of non invasive ventilation strategy or date of reintubation assessed up to 90 days

  6. reintubation rate

    Number of patients requiring reintubation

    Measured: up to day 90 after randomisation

  7. Rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

    Episodes of ventilator-associated pneumonia according to specific definition

    Measured: up to day 90 after randomisation

  8. Rate of pneumonia not acquired under invasive mechanical ventilation

    Epiodes of pneumonia not acquired during invasive mechanical ventilation

    Measured: up to 90 days after randomisation

  9. time to mobilisation

    time in hours between randomization and the first mobilisation in the chair

    Measured: from date of randomisation until the date of the first chair mobilization or death from any cause whichever came first , assessed up to 90 days after randomization

  10. time to ambulation

    time in hours between randomization and first ambulation

    Measured: from date of randomisation until the date of the first ambulation or death from any cause whichever came first , assessed up to 90 days after randomization

  11. length of stay in ICU

    number of day between admission and discharge to ICU

    Measured: from date of entrance until the date of discharge to ICU or death from any cause whichever came first assessed up to 52 weeks after randomization

  12. length of stay in ICU after randomisation

    number of day between randomisation and discharge from the ICU

    Measured: from randomisation until the date of discharge to ICU or death from any cause whichever came first assessed up to 52 weeks after randomization

  13. length of stay in hospital after randomisation

    Time in days from randomisation to hospital discharge

    Measured: from date of randomisation until the date of hospital discharge or death from any cause whichever came first assessed up to 52 weeks after randomization

  14. length of stay in hospital

    number of day between admission to discharge of hospital

    Measured: from date of admission until the date of hospital discharge or death from any cause whichever came first assessed up to 52 weeks after randomization

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Nov 2024
  2. Study start18 Nov 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Oct 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Jan 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
152 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06688487
Sponsor's protocol ID
2024-A00535-42
Acronym
EPHYRE
Status last verified
Nov 2024
First submitted
17 Oct 2024
Last updated
14 Nov 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Stephan F, Barrucand B, Petit P, Rezaiguia-Delclaux S, Medard A, Delannoy B, Cosserant B, Flicoteaux G, Imbert A, Pilorge C, Berard L; BiPOP Study Group. High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs Noninvasive Positive Airway Pressure in Hypoxemic Patients After Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2015 Jun 16;313(23):2331-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.5213.

    PubMed 25980660
  • Quintard H, l'Her E, Pottecher J, Adnet F, Constantin JM, De Jong A, Diemunsch P, Fesseau R, Freynet A, Girault C, Guitton C, Hamonic Y, Maury E, Mekontso-Dessap A, Michel F, Nolent P, Perbet S, Prat G, Roquilly A, Tazarourte K, Terzi N, Thille AW, Alves M, Gayat E, Donetti L. Experts' guidelines of intubation and extubation of the ICU patient of French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (SFAR) and French-speaking Intensive Care Society (SRLF) : In collaboration with the pediatric Association of French-speaking Anaesthetists and Intensivists (ADARPEF), French-speaking Group of Intensive Care and Paediatric emergencies (GFRUP) and Intensive Care physiotherapy society (SKR). Ann Intensive Care. 2019 Jan 22;9(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s13613-019-0483-1.

    PubMed 30671726
  • Perkins GD, Mistry D, Gates S, Gao F, Snelson C, Hart N, Camporota L, Varley J, Carle C, Paramasivam E, Hoddell B, McAuley DF, Walsh TS, Blackwood B, Rose L, Lamb SE, Petrou S, Young D, Lall R; Breathe Collaborators. Effect of Protocolized Weaning With Early Extubation to Noninvasive Ventilation vs Invasive Weaning on Time to Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation Among Patients With Respiratory Failure: The Breathe Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2018 Nov 13;320(18):1881-1888. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.13763.

    PubMed 30347090

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing early extubation of hypoxemic patients in people with Hypoxemia and Extubation, run by Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph at 12 sites in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Thibaut GENTY, M.D (0140942260, t.genty@gphsj.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

time to ventilatory weaning (time frame: from date of randomisation until the date of cessation of non invasive ventilation or death from any cause, assessed up to 90 days after randomization). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06688487, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Nov 2024.

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