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In France, the most used humidifying system during oxygen therapy is a non heated device with weak efficiency and non-proven clinical benefits. This study aims to assess the lack of benefits of non-heated humidification compared to no humidification, as regards to the comfort of the patient receiving oxygen therapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humidification | Active Comparator |
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| No Humidification | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humidification | Procedure | From randomization, oxygen therapy is humidified |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| A score of comfort assessed with a detailed and specific questionnaire | This score is built from answers brought in a questionnaire including 15 items. Each item can be rated from 0 to 10, allowing to increment a score on 150 points. | This score is assessed between the sixth and the eighth hour after randomization |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The specific scores of comfort for each items | Hour 6-8 | |
| Observance level for oxygen therapy | Hour 6-8 | |
| Percentage of patients requiring a fibroscopic aspirations during their stay in intensive care unit or USC within the limits of 28 days. |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Hospital | Angers | 49933 | France |
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| No Humidification |
| Procedure |
oxygen therapy is never humidified |
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| Department discharge limited by day 28 |
| Percentage of patients requiring an intubation during their stay in intensive care unit or USC within the limits of 28 days. | Department discharge limited by day 28 |
| Percentage of patients who had an ear, nose and throat infections during their stay in intensive care unit or USC within the limits of 28 days. | Department discharge limited by day 28 |
| The patients who had a lesion of corneas during their stay in intensive care unit or USC within the limits of 28 days | Department discharge limited by day 28 |
| The length of stay in intensive care unit or USC | Department discharge limited by day 28 |
| mortality in intensive care unit or USC during ongoing stay within the limits of 28 days. | Department discharge limited by day 28 |