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Ramnarayan P, Lister P, Dominguez T, Habibi P, Edmonds N, Canter RR, Wulff J, Harrison DA, Mouncey PM, Peters MJ. FIRST-line support for Assistance in Breathing in Children (FIRST-ABC): a multicentre pilot randomised controlled trial of high-flow nasal cannula therapy versus continuous positive airway pressure in paediatric critical care. Crit Care 2018; 22:144. [PMID: 29866165 PMCID: PMC5987627 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-018-2080-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although high-flow nasal cannula therapy (HFNC) has become a popular mode of non-invasive respiratory support (NRS) in critically ill children, there are no randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing it with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). We performed a pilot RCT to explore the feasibility, and inform the design and conduct, of a future large pragmatic RCT comparing HFNC and CPAP in paediatric critical care. METHODS In this multi-centre pilot RCT, eligible patients were recruited to either Group A (step-up NRS) or Group B (step-down NRS). Participants were randomised (1:1) using sealed opaque envelopes to either CPAP or HFNC as their first-line mode of NRS. Consent was sought after randomisation in emergency situations. The primary study outcomes were related to feasibility (number of eligible patients in each group, proportion of eligible patients randomised, consent rate, and measures of adherence to study algorithms). Data were collected on safety and a range of patient outcomes in order to inform the choice of a primary outcome measure for the future RCT. RESULTS Overall, 121/254 eligible patients (47.6%) were randomised (Group A 60%, Group B 44.2%) over a 10-month period (recruitment rate for Group A, 1 patient/site/month; Group B, 2.8 patients/site/month). In Group A, consent was obtained in 29/33 parents/guardians approached (87.9%), while in Group B 84/118 consented (71.2%). Intention-to-treat analysis included 113 patients (HFNC 59, CPAP 54). Most reported adverse events were mild/moderate (HFNC 8/59, CPAP 9/54). More patients switched treatment from HFNC to CPAP (Group A: 7/16, 44%; Group B: 9/43, 21%) than from CPAP to HFNC (Group A: 3/13, 23%; Group B: 5/41, 12%). Intubation occurred within 72 h in 15/59 (25.4%) of HFNC patients and 10/54 (18.5%) of CPAP patients (p = 0.38). HFNC patients experienced fewer ventilator-free days at day 28 (Group A: 19.6 vs. 23.5; Group B: 21.8 vs. 22.2). CONCLUSIONS Our pilot trial confirms that, following minor changes to consent procedures and treatment algorithms, it is feasible to conduct a large national RCT of non-invasive respiratory support in the paediatric critical care setting in both step-up and step-down NRS patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02612415 . Registered on 23 November 2015.
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Affiliation(s)
- Padmanabhan Ramnarayan
- Children's Acute Transport Service, Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 26-27 Boswell Street, London, WC1N 3JZ, UK. .,Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
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- Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
| | - Troy Dominguez
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), Napier House, High Holborn, London, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), Napier House, High Holborn, London, UK
| | - David A Harrison
- Clinical Trials Unit, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), Napier House, High Holborn, London, UK
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- Clinical Trials Unit, Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (ICNARC), Napier House, High Holborn, London, UK
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- Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,Respiratory, Critical Care and Anaesthesia Unit, Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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