Clinical trial NCT04534569: Expert Panel Statement for the Respiratory Management of COVID-19 Related Acute Respiratory Failure (C-ARF)
Official title: Expert Panel Statement for the Respiratory Management of COVID-19 Related Acute Respiratory Failure (C-ARF) Using Modified Delphi Methodology
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Covid19
Acute Respiratory Failure
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Lead sponsor: NMC Specialty Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-09-01
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Global Experts in Respiratory or Critical Care Medicine

Brief summary: The investigators aim to achieve experts consensus on respiratory interventions in management of COVID-19 related acute respiratory failure (C-ARF).

Detailed description: The investigators aim to achieve experts consensus on respiratory interventions in management of COVID-19 related acute respiratory failure (C-ARF). The pandemic of COVID-19 is unique in terms of a multitude of patients suffering from ARF and requiring invasive mechanical ventilation with single underlying inciting etiology.The experts have given divergent opinions on respiratory support of C-ARF which may have confused physicians globally.

The investigators are going to use a modified Delphi based methodology involving global participating experts. The objective is to achieve consensus statement on the management of C-ARF using "collective intelligence".

The whole process of this study will be done in the form of two-three rounds of Google Forms-based Delphi surveys. In this survey questionnaire, the investigators have prepared statements on the concern areas in the respiratory support of C-ARF. The survey has been divided into five sections related to C-ARF management. The majority of these statements are to be rated on Likert scale and others have multiple choices. There is an option for collecting participating experts comments in provided open space in round one which will be considered during round two questionnaire.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria: (All the three criteria should be there) H index more than 10; one or more publication on respiratory failure in indexed journal; actively involved in management of COVID-19 related acute respiratory failure.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not meeting inclusion criteria

Primary outcomes:
measure: Consensus using participating experts opinions.
timeFrame: 20 days
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Dubai
country: United Arab Emirates
facility: NMC Specialty Hospital
Study officials:
References:
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