Face-Down therapy could save COVID patients who refuse ventilators
NCT ID NCT04402879
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether lying face down (prone positioning) helps hospitalized COVID-19 patients who have low oxygen levels but are not candidates for breathing machines. About 596 adults took part. The goal was to see if this simple position change could lower the chance of death or needing hospice care.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Foothills Hospital Intensive Care Unit
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 2T9, Canada
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Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC)
Calgary, Alberta, T1Y 6J4, Canada
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Rockyview General Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, T2V 1P9, Canada
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South Health Campus
Calgary, Alberta, T3M 1M4, Canada
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