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Elmo Respiratory Support Project - COVID-19

NCT04470258 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2021-04-20

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Summary

The number of COVID-19 cases has been growing exponentially, so that the industrialized economies are facing a significant shortage in the number of ventilators available to meet the demands imposed by the disease. Noninvasive ventilatory support can be valuable for certain patients, avoiding tracheal intubation and its complications. However, non-invasive techniques have a high potential to generate aerosols during their implementation, especially when masks are used in which it is virtually impossible to completely prevent air leakage and the dispersion of aerosols with viral particles. In this context, a helmet-like interface system with complete sealing and respiratory isolation of the patient's head can allow the application of ventilatory support without intubation and with safety and comfort for healthcare professionals and patients. This type of device is not accessible in Brazil, nor is it available for immediate import, requiring the development of a national product. Meanwhile, a task force under the coordination of the School of Public Health (ESP) and Fundação Cearense de Apoio à Pesquisa (FUNCAP), with support from SENAI / FIEC and the Federal Universities of Ceará (UFC) and the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR) advanced in the development of a prototype and accessory system capable of providing airway pressurization through a helmet-type interface, which was called the Elmo System.

Conditions

  • COVID-19
  • Respiratory Failure With Hypoxia

Interventions

OTHER

ELMO PROJECT AT COVID-19: STUDY IN HUMANS

The Elmo system will be applied to 10 patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure by COVID-19 and its effectiveness will be assessed by analyzing the physiological variables and the patient's comfort, as well as their clinical outcomes (need for tracheal intubation) and recovery time. Hypoxemic respiratory failure and need for O2.

DEVICE

ELMO PROJECT AT COVID-19: PROOF OF CONCEPT AND USABILITY

After testing for the following requirements: offering CPAP, ensuring the maintenance of alveolar ventilation without CO2 rebreathing, monitoring intra-ELMO pressure, minimizing adverse effects of the system such as noise, face temperature, airway dryness and comfort global; tests will be carried out on healthy volunteers using prototypes of the Elmo system and assessing whether their effectiveness in providing positive airway pressure and their usability from the perspective of their primary users (doctor, physiotherapist and nurses) and the volunteer's comfort . With this, realistic simulations will be carried out, centered on the evaluation based on heuristic principles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • MARCELO HOLANDA, Doctor · Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-25
Primary Completion
2020-08-30
Completion
2020-11-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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