Self-prone positioning to reduce need of ventilatory support in COVID-19 patients

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinical Trials Registry - India
Year 2021
INTERVENTION: Intervention1: Prone position: All the COVID‐19 patients will be treated as per guidelines. The intervention group (group P) will be instructed to lie prone for a session of at least two hours and a total duration of 12 hours in a day. In group NP, the patients will receive only the conventional treatment for COVID‐19 (they will be allowed to lie as per their comfort). Control Intervention1: Conventional treatment for COVID‐19.: The control group participants will receive the conventional treatment for COVID‐19. CONDITION: Health Condition 1: B972‐ Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere PRIMARY OUTCOME: Requirement of ventilatory supportTimepoint: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10. SECONDARY OUTCOME: oxygen requirement, oxygen saturation, requirement of ICU admission, duration of hospital stay and adverse effects of prone position.Timepoint: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10 and Day 30. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Suspected (presenting with dyspnea, fever, cough) or confirmed COVID‐19 positive having SpO2 â?¥90% with FiO2 â?¤0.6.
Epistemonikos ID: 3e1b15b17c1d822ac85353375fd753313da28c0e
First added on: Feb 19, 2021