Trial reportCritical care (London, England)2022
Factors for success of awake prone positioning in patients with COVID-19-induced acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Critical care (London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04477655 (Prone Positioning in Non-intubated Patients With Severe COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Prone Positioning in Non-intubated Patients With Severe COVID-19: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Awake prone positioning reduces mortality, intubation, and hospital stay in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 6,164 patients.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Prone Positioning in Non-ARDS Patients With Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Pooled it
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- Conscious prone positioning in nonintubated COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis.Critical care science · 2024Pooled it
- Awake prone positioning for non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxic respiratory failure: a systematic review based on eight high-quality randomized controlled trials.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Awake prone position in COVID-19-related acute respiratory failure: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- High flow nasal oxygen and awake prone positioning - Two allies against COVID-19: A systematic review.Respiratory physiology & neurobiology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of awake prone position vs. usual care on acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of prone position in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of medical research · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Awake Prone Positioning in non-Intubated COVID-19 Patients with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Awake prone positioning for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Awake Prone Positioning in Patients With COVID-19 Respiratory Failure: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Effects of innovative modular prone positioning tools in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 during awake prone position: a prospective randomized controlled trial.European journal of medical research · 2024Trial
- Prolonged vs shorter awake prone positioning for COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure: a multicenter, randomised controlled trial.Intensive care medicine · 2024Trial
- Lung impedance changes during awake prone positioning in COVID-19. A non-randomized cross-over study.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Prone position versus usual care in hypoxemic COVID-19 patients in medical wards: a randomised controlled trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Trial
- Association of awake prone positioning with clinical outcomes in severe immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated pneumonitis with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: a propensity-matched retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Awake patients' experiences and coping needs during awake prone positioning in general wards: a patient-perspective qualitative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- A predictive model for early intubation in patients with COVID-19-induced acute hypoxemic respiratory failure under awake prone position.Annals of intensive care · 2025Article
- Acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia leading to severe ARDS: a case report.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAwake prone positioning (APP) improves oxygenation in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and, when successful, may decrease the risk of intubation. However, factors associated with APP success remain unknown. In this secondary analysis, we aimed to assess whether APP can reduce intubation rate in patients with COVID-19 and to focus on the factors associated with success.
methodsIn this multicenter randomized controlled trial, conducted in three high-acuity units, we randomly assigned patients with COVID-19-induced acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) requiring high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen to APP or standard care. Primary outcome was intubation rate at 28 days. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify the predictors associated to treatment success (survival without intubation).
resultsAmong 430 patients randomized, 216 were assigned to APP and 214 to standard care. The APP group had a lower intubation rate (30% vs 43%, relative risk [RR] 0.70; CI
conclusionIn patients with COVID-19-induced AHRF treated by HFNC, APP reduced intubation rate and improved treatment success. A longer APP duration is associated with APP success, while the increase in ROX index and decrease in lung ultrasound score after APP can also help identify patients most likely to benefit.
trial registrationThis study was retrospectively registered in ClinicalTrials.gov at July 20, 2021. Identification number NCT04477655. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04477655?term=PRO-CARF&draw=2&rank=1.
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