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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/03/081783 [Registered on: 06/03/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 03/03/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Medical Device 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   TO COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF HFNC VS NIV IN ACUTE EXACERBATION OF COPD  
Scientific Title of Study   COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA VERSUS NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  DR AASTHA TIWARI 
Designation  Junior Resident 
Affiliation  AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES NEW DELHI

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  8826216416  
Fax    
Email  ttiwari.1999@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  DR MEERA EKKA 
Designation  ADDITIONAL PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES NEW DELHI

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9811298656  
Fax    
Email  drmeera_2004@yahoo.co.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  DR MEERA EKKA 
Designation  ADDITIONAL PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  AIIMS NEW DELHI 
Address  DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES NEW DELHI

South West
DELHI
110029
India 
Phone  9811298656  
Fax    
Email  drmeera_2004@yahoo.co.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,ANSARI NAGAR,SOUTH WEST DELHI, DELHI -110029 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 
Address  ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
DR AASTHA TIWARI  EMERGENCY ROOM EM1 EM3   ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ANSARI NAGAR NEW DELHI
South West
DELHI 
8826216416

ttiwari.1999@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTE ETHICS COMMITTEE FOR POST GRADUATE RESEARCH ALL INIDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES , ANSARI NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110029  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: J441||Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  HEATED HUMIDIFIED HIGH FLOW NASAL CANNULA  HHHFNC WILL BE STARTED FOR PATIENTS OF AECOPD WHO WILL BE RANDOMIZED TO INTERVENTION ARM AFTER RECEIVING STANDARD MEDICAL TREATMENT AND NOT BENEFITTING FROM IT.IT WILL BE CONTINUED TILL RESOLUTION OF ACIDOSIS IN BLOOD GAS. 
Comparator Agent  NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION  NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION WILL BE STARTEED FOR PATIENTS OF AECOPD WHO WILL BE RANDOMIZED TO CONTROL ARM AFTER RECEIVING STANDARD MEDICAL TREATMENT AND NOT BENEFITTING FROM IT . IT WILL BE CONTINUED TILL THE RESOLUTION OF ACIDOSIS. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  80.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  PATIENTS WITH AGE MORE THAN OR EQUAL TO 18 YEARS WITH AECOPD 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients who have already received HFNC or NIV prior to enrollment in study
Patients who are on long term domiciliary NIV support
Patients who are in need of vasopressor support
Patients with acute coronary syndrome or life-threatening arrhythmias
Unconscious or uncooperative patients
Patients who are in cardiorespiratory arrest and those who require mechanical ventilation
Patients who suffered recent trauma to neck or face
Pregnant females
Patients who are on treatment with palliative intent
Patients having active hemoptysis or active upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Patients having pneumothorax, neuromuscular weakness
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the rate of change in values of arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2) and pH from baseline arterial blood gas values in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with high flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation at 2 hours from enrollment in study  At 2 hours 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the rate of change in values of arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (Pco2) & pH from baseline arterial blood gas values in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with high flow nasal cannula versus non-invasive ventilation at 6 hours from start of treatment

To compare treatment failure rates between HFNC & NIV group

To compare the rate of need for treatment switch between HFNC & NIV group

To compare the rate of invasive mechanical ventilation needed in HFNC & NIV group

To compare emergency department & hospital length of stay in HFNC & NIV group

To compare in hospital mortality & mortality within 30 days of enrollment in study between HFNC & NIV group 
At 6 hours from enrollment in study
At 30 days from enrollment in study 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="62"
Sample Size from India="62" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/04/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   It is a prospective open label randomized controlled trial of parallel group to compare the efficacy of high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus non-invasive ventilation in patients diagnosed with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. After providing standard medical treatment (in the form of bronchodilators , oxygen , steroids and antibiotics) to the patients of AECOPD , those who do not improve with it will be randomized using computer generated randomisation sequence and allocation concealment will be through SNOSE technique. All patients who will be recruited in the study will be explained about the study , given a patient information sheet and they will sign a consent form provided both in hindi and english.
Our primary objective of doing the study is to compare rate of pH and PaCO2 change from baseline to 2 hours  between both HFNC and NIV group . 
Secondary objectives include comparing rate of pH and PaCO2 change from baseline to 6 hours between both HFNC and NIV group , comparing rate of treatment failure in both groups , rate of treatment switch in both groups , need for mechanical ventilation in both groups, length of emergency department and hospital stay in both groups and mortality within hospital and from 30 days of enrollment between both groups.
 
 
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