Prone Position and Respiratory Outcomes in Non-Intubated COVID-19 PatiEnts The "PRONE" Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Covid19, Pneumonia, Viral

In brief

The overall objective of this study is to determine whether a positional maneuver (e.g., prone positioning) decreases the need for escalation of respiratory-related care in patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04517123

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

35

Starts

2020-09-01

Expected to finish

2021-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18 years
• COVID-19 positive by nasopharyngeal swab or serostatus
• Use of supplemental oxygen OR respiratory rate ≥ 20

You may not qualify if…

• BMI ≥ 45 kg/m2
• Pregnancy
• Chest tube placement
• Hemodynamic instability with mean arterial pressure < 60 mmHg
• Thoracic or abdominal wounds
• Chest wall deformities
• Vertebral column deformities that would preclude prone positioning
• Facial trauma or surgery in the last 30 days
• Established diagnosis of interstitial lung disease
• Prior single or double lung transplant
• Surgery for spine, femur, or pelvis in the last 3 months
• Thoracic or cardiac surgery in the last 30 days
• Pacemaker placement last 7 days

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Univeristy — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• UPMC — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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