Clinical Effect of the Association of Noninvasive Ventilation and High Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy in Resuscitation of Patients With Acute Lung Injury (FLORALI Study) (FLORALI)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01320384 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 22, 2011
Last Update Posted : October 11, 2016
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The aim of the study is to compare, in patients with acute respiratory failure/acute lung injury the efficacy of three different methods of oxygenation to prevent endotracheal intubation :
- conventional oxygen therapy (O2 conventional)
- high flow nasal oxygen therapy (O2-HFN)
- association of high flow nasal oxygen therapy with non invasive positive pressure ventilation (O2-HFN/NPPV).
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Lung Injury Acute Respiratory Failure | Other: O2 conventional Device: O2-HFN : high flow nasal oxygen therapy Device: O2-HFN/NPPV : association of high flow nasal oxygen therapy and non invasive positive pressure ventilation | Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 313 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Clinical Effect of the Association of Noninvasive Ventilation and High Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy in Resuscitation of Patients With Acute Lung Injury. A Randomised Study (FLORALI Study) |
Study Start Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: O2 conventional : standard low flow therapy
in order to obtain a SpO2>92%
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Other: O2 conventional
standard low flow therapy |
Experimental: O2-HNF : high flow nasal oxygen therapy
set between 30 to 50 l/min,adjusted in order to obtain a SpO2 >92%.
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Device: O2-HFN : high flow nasal oxygen therapy
The patient will receive high flow nasal of humidified oxygen, set between 30 to 50 l/min. The inspired fraction of oxygen (FiO2) will be adjusted in order to obtain a SpO2 >92%. |
Experimental: O2-HFN/NPPV
cycling of NIV and O2-HDN
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Device: O2-HFN/NPPV : association of high flow nasal oxygen therapy and non invasive positive pressure ventilation
The patient will receive successively in a day NPPV and O2-HFN. The NPPV will be applied with an airway humidification achieved by using a heated humidifier and a facial mask adapted to the morphology of the patient. The settings will be adjusted as follow : an inspiratory pressure between 6 to 14 cmH2O, in order to obtain a tidal volume between 7 to 10 ml/kg of predicted weight, a positive expiratory pressure between 0 to 10 cmH2O in order to obtain a SpO2 >92% with the minimal FiO2. |
- To compare the number of patients in each group who require endotracheal intubation with mechanical ventilation [ Time Frame: at day 28 ]
- mechanical ventilation-free to day 28 [ Time Frame: 28 days ]
- ICU morbidity [ Time Frame: at day 28 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hypoxemic and no hypercapnic acute respiratory failure :
- severe dyspnea at rest with a respiratory rate >25 breaths/min
- PaO2/FiO2 <300
- PaCO2 <45 mmHg,
Exclusion Criteria:
- age <18 years
- NPPV contraindications
- past history of respiratory chronic disease (COPD, cystic fibrosis…)
- cardiac pulmonary edema
- Pre-defined intubation
- other than respiratory organ failure : systolic pressure <90 mmHg,current treatment with epinephrine or norepinephrine, decreased level of consciousness ( Glasgow score ≤ 12)
- profound aplasia (white cells count <1000/mm 3)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01320384
France | |
Poitiers University Hospital | |
Poitiers, France, 86021 |
Responsible Party: | Poitiers university hospital, CHU Poitiers |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01320384 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
FLORALI |
First Posted: | March 22, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 11, 2016 |
Last Verified: | October 2016 |
ALI |
Respiratory Insufficiency Lung Injury Acute Lung Injury Wounds and Injuries |
Respiration Disorders Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Diseases Thoracic Injuries |