Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation
CompletedNAResults postedLast updated 9 December 2024
What this trial tests
NA trial testing Preoxygenation with Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure in 1,301 participants. Completed in 11 November 2023.
Timeline
10 March 2022
Primary endpoint 14 October 2023
11 November 2023
Quick facts
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Phase
NA
Status
Completed
Study type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
randomized
Design
parallel
Masking
none
Primary purpose
treatment
Enrollment
1,301
Start date
10 March 2022
Primary completion
14 October 2023
Estimated completion
11 November 2023
Sites
16 locations across United States
Drugs / interventions tested
Preoxygenation with Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
18 and older, any sex, with Acute Respiratory Failure. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
Incidence of HypoxemiaPrimary· from induction to 2 minutes following tracheal intubation
A peripheral oxygen saturation \< 85% during the interval between induction and 2 minutes after tracheal intubation
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
57
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
118
Lowest Oxygen SaturationSecondary· from induction to 2 minutes following tracheal intubation
Lowest oxygen saturation during the interval between induction and 2 minutes after tracheal intubation
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
99
95 – 100
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
97
89 – 100
Incidence of Operator-reported AspirationSecondary· from induction to 2 minutes following tracheal intubation
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
6
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
9
Fraction of Inspired Oxygen at 24 Hours After InductionSecondary· 24 hours after induction
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
40
30 – 40
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
40
30 – 40
Oxygen Saturation at 24 Hours After InductionSecondary· 24 hours after induction
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
97
95 – 100
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
97
95 – 100
Incidence of PneumothoraxSecondary· from induction to 24 hours after induction
Radiology report of new pneumothorax on chest x-ray in the 24 hours after induction
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
7
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
7
Incidence of New InfiltrateSecondary· from induction to 24 hours after induction
Radiology report of new infiltrate on chest imaging in the 24 hours after intubation
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
144
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
148
Incidence of Severe HypoxemiaSecondary· from induction to 2 minutes following tracheal intubation
Lowest oxygen saturation of \<80% between induction and two minutes after tracheal intubation
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
39
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
84
Incidence of Very Severe HypoxemiaSecondary· from induction to 2 minutes following tracheal intubation
Lowest oxygen saturation of \<70% between induction and two minutes after tracheal intubation
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
15
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
36
Oxygen Saturation at InductionSecondary· from enrollment to induction
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
100
99 – 100
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
100
97 – 100
Systolic Blood Pressure at InductionSecondary· from enrollment to induction
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
124
107 – 143
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
129
111 – 148
Duration From Induction to Successful IntubationSecondary· Duration of procedure (minutes)
Group
Value
95% CI
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
115
89 – 150
Preoxygenation With Facemask Oxygen Group
113
85 – 152
Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Time frame: Adverse events were collected from enrollment to 28 days after enrollment..
Reporting threshold: 0%.
Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.
Preoxygenation With Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Group
Clinicians perform rapid sequence induction, laryngoscopy, and tracheal intubation for more than 5 million critically ill adults as a part of clinical care each year in the United States. One-in-ten emergency tracheal intubations is complicated by life-threatening hypoxemia. Administering supplemental oxygen prior to induction and intubation ("preoxygenation") decreases the risk of life-threatening hypoxemia. In current clinical practice, the most common methods for preoxygenation are non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and facemask oxygen. Prior trials comparing non-invasive positive pressure ventilation and facemask oxygen for preoxygenation have been small and have yielded conflicting results. A better understanding of the comparative effectiveness of these two common, standard-of-care approaches to preoxygenation could improve the care clinicians deliver and patient outcomes.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Last refreshed: 9 December 2024
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