Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) Use in Pediatric Procedures

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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THRIVE (Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange) refers to the use of high-flow nasal cannula to augment the ability to oxygenate and ventilate a patient under general anesthesia. The use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen supplementation during anesthesia for surgical procedures has been a recent development in the adult population, with limited data analyzing the pediatric population. This study will determine whether high flow nasal cannula oxygen supplementation during surgical or endoscopic procedures can safely prevent desaturation events in children under anesthesia.

Detailed Description
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Patients undergoing select procedures in the LPCH operating rooms or ambulatory procedure unit, as identified by review of the daily schedule will be reviewed for potential study enrollment. Study personnel will work with preoperative nurses to identify potential participants. When potential candidates are identified, the investigators will discuss with the surgeon or proceduralist and request that he/she talk with patients about study participation to introduce the idea. On the day of surgery, potential subjects will arrive to preoperative intake areas and proceed through the usual preoperative processes. Once in the preoperative intake area, potential participants will be approached by study personnel at least 30 minutes prior to their scheduled procedure for further explanation of the study and obtaining consent and assent. At this time, potential subjects will be evaluated for interval changes in health that may exclude them from the study. A random number generator will be used to enroll participants into either the usual care (control) or THRIVE (treatment) arm. Control subjects will undergo their scheduled procedure and recovery with the usual care. Treatment subjects will undergo the scheduled procedure, with the difference being that a high-flow nasal cannula will be applied prior to the start of the procedure and removed following the procedure's conclusion. While applied, the cannula will deliver high- flow rate oxygen, air, or a mixture of variable oxygen concentration (21-100%) depending on the surgical conditions and requirements. The rate will be set at 1-2L/kg/min with a maximum of 70L/min. Participants in the treatment arm will then proceed to the recovery area as usual. Following recovery from anesthesia, a brief questionnaire will be provided to applicable patients or their parents/guardians/representatives. The intraoperative vital signs and post-operative course will be analyzed with any patient data stored in a deidentified manner on Stanford- compliant encrypted devices.

Official Title
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Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) Use in Pediatric Procedures

Conditions
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Oxygen Deficiency, Desaturation of Blood, Hypoventilation, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: High-flow nasal cannula


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Pediatric patients less than or equal to 18 years old undergoing general anesthesia for procedures or surgeries at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Exclusion Criteria: Pregnancy, absence of parent or legal guardian able to provide written consent for study participation, anatomical or surgical contraindications (epistaxis, basilar skull fractures or abnormalities, nasal surgery or obstruction, nasal fractures, nasal vascular abnormalities), papillomatosis, tracheostomy, emergent surgery for which application of HFNC might delay surgery or might result in increased aspiration risk.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Patients are randomized at time of enrollment to either the control or intervention arms.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Control<br>Control subjects will undergo their scheduled procedure and recovery with the usual care. Following recovery from anesthesia, a brief questionnaire will be provided to applicable patients or their parents / guardians / representatives. | |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>Treatment subjects will undergo the scheduled procedure, with the difference being that a high-flow nasal cannula will be applied prior to the start of the procedure and removed following the procedure's conclusion. While applied, the cannula will deliver high- flow rate oxygen, air, or a mixture of variable oxygen concentration (21-100%) depending on the surgical conditions and requirements. The rate will be set at 1-2L/kg/min with a maximum of 70L/min. Participants in the treatment arm will then proceed to the recovery area as usual. Following recovery from anesthesia, a brief questionnaire will be provided to applicable patients or their parents / guardians / representatives. | Device: High-flow nasal cannula<br>* While applied, the cannula will deliver high-flow rate oxygen, air, or a mixture of variable oxygen concentration (21-100%) depending on the surgical conditions and requirements. The rate will be set at 2L/kg/min with a maximum of 70L/min. This will be only for the duration of the surgery or procedure.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of Surgical Interruptions | Number of surgical interruptions defined by a pause in surgical procedures due to need to intervene, normalized to case length. | Duration of surgery (generally less than 2 hours) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oxygen Desaturation Index | Oxygen desaturation index is defined as the number of times a patient has a 4% decrease in saturation from a 120 second rolling mean for greater than 10 seconds | Duration of surgery (generally less than 2 hours) | 
| Number of Oxygen Desaturation Events <90% or Defined by a 5% Fall From Baseline if Baseline Saturation < 94%. | Relative incidence of oxygen desaturation as measured by pulse oximetry by second adjusted for post surgical diagnosis | Duration of surgery (generally less than 2 hours) | 
| Incidence of Oxygen Desaturation | Absolute incidence of oxygen desaturation less than 90% as measured by pulse oximetry by second | Duration of surgery (generally less than 2 hours) | 
| Incidence of Adverse Events |  | Up to 12 hours | 
| End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide (ETCO2) | Ventilation was measured with transcutaneous carbon dioxide sensor | Duration of surgery (generally less than 2 hours) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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high-flow, nasal cannula, laryngoscopy, otolaryngology, oxygen, desaturation, anesthesia, pediatric