Listen to one of our Chief Investigators Professor Gavin Perkins on BBC Radio 4 Inside Health explain why RECOVERY-RS is needed to identify effective respiratory support treatments for COVID-19 patients. Gavin highlights there is uncertainty regarding which method of non-invasive ventilation will benefit patients and whether this might help to avoid intubation. As winter approaches with cases rising it is important to not enter in to a false sense of security and important urgent public health trials must continue to be delivered to provide us with the answers needed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000nl8m

An article was recently published in The Times emphasising the need for RECOVERY-RS to resolve doubts around the best respiratory support to provide to COVID-19 patients. Clinical equipoise at sites to essential to provide us with the answers we need.

RECOVERY-RS is the only large trial investigating whether intervening with CPAP and delivering oxygen under pressure into the nose really do speed recovery times and reduce the need for people to be intubated.

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