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COVID ICU survivors: does lying on your belly help years later?

NCT ID NCT06080737

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Tours Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study checks on 137 COVID-19 patients who were in the ICU and used awake prone positioning (lying on their belly) while on high-flow oxygen. Researchers want to see if this technique affects quality of life and survival more than two years later. Participants answer a phone questionnaire about their health, mobility, and daily activities.

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could show whether a simple positioning technique during ICU care improves long-term recovery and quality of life after severe COVID-19.
What could go wrong
This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results may not apply to all patients, and quality-of-life measures can be subjective.

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Study facts

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Participants

137 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2024

Finished

Nov 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients included in France in the randomized study "High Prone Covid" alive at day 28 (NCT04358939).

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients included in the randomized meta-trial evaluating awake prone position versus control among COVID-19 patients on high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (Ehrmann 2021). * Patients alive at D28 * No opposition to participate in the research which evaluates mortality and quality of life by telephone interview. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients lost to follow-up after 28 days. * Withdrawal of consent from randomized meta-trial by patient * Vulnerable person: safeguard of justice, curatorship, or guardianship * Patients refusing to answer telephone questionnaire.

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Conditions

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adult acute respiratory distress syndrome COVID-19

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SARS-CoV 2 pneumonia

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • university hospital Tours

    Tours, 37000, France

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