Completed
SAMU83Interest in the Use of Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy (OptiFlow™) in Secondary Transport of COVID-19 Positive Patients
What is being collected
Data Collection
Collected from past medical records and data - RetrospectiveWho is being recruted
COVID-19+9
+ Coronaviridae Infections
+ Infections
Over 18 Years
+5 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Cohort
Tracking disease incidence in order to identify risk factors and understand disease progression over time.Observational
Study Start: March 2022
Summary
Principal SponsorCentre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: March 24, 2022
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Retrospective observational study in France including COVID-19 infected patients taken care of by the emergency medical service 83 (SAMU 83) for a secondary transport between1st March 2020 and 31th December 2021.
Official TitleInterest in the Use of Nasal High-Flow Oxygen Therapy (OptiFlow™) in Secondary Transport of COVID-19 Positive Patients
Principal SponsorCentre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Toulon La Seyne sur Mer
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
229 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Cohort
These studies follow a group of individuals with common characteristics (such as a condition or birth year) over a specific period to study health outcomes or exposures.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Over 18 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
COVID-19Coronaviridae InfectionsInfectionsLung DiseasesPneumoniaPneumonia, ViralRespiratory Tract DiseasesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRNA Virus InfectionsVirus DiseasesCoronavirus InfectionsNidovirales Infections
Criteria
3 inclusion criteria required to participate
COVID-positive patient diagnosed either by positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or radiological interpretation of chest CT
Patient in respiratory distress treated during transport by high flow nasal oxygen or HCM (with a minimum flow of 15 L/min) or other NIV modes
Patient taken care of by the emergency medical service 83 (SAMU 83) for secondary transport (transfer from an intensive care unit/other hospital unit/emergency department to another hospital's intensive care unit) between1st March 2020 and 31th December 2021
2 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Pre-transport intubation
Patient opposition to participate in the study
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Study Objectives
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Suspended
Centre Hopitalier Intercommunal Toulon - La Seyne sur Mer
Toulon, FranceOpen Centre Hopitalier Intercommunal Toulon - La Seyne sur Mer in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center