Table 3

List of ongoing registered RCTs on helmet NIV

TrialRegistrationInterventionsDesignCountriesN
Helmet-COVIDNCT04477668Helmet versus usual careMulticentre RCTSaudi Arabia and Kuwait320
Comparison of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen, Face-Mask NIV and Helmet NIV in COVID-19 ARDS PatientsNCT04715243High-flow nasal oxygen versus helmet NIV versus mask NIVMulticentre RCTOman360
Helmet CPAP vs High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in COVID-19NCT04395807High-flow nasal oxygen versus helmet CPAPSingle-centre RCTSweden120
High-Flow Nasal Oxygen vs CPAP Helmet in COVID-19 PneumoniaNCT04381923High-flow nasal oxygen versus helmet CPAPSingle-centre RCTUSA200
Early CPAP in COVID-19 Patients with Respiratory failure (EC-COVID-RCT)NCT04326075Early helmet CPAP versus usual careSingle-centre RCTItaly900
  • Helmet-COVID, Helmet Non-Invasive Ventilation for COVID-19; NIV, non-invasive ventilation; RCT, randomised controlled trial.