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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12611001285943
ACTRN12611001285943
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In patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, giving supplemental oxygen during exercise improves endurance and pulmonary haemodynamics

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital0 sites22 target enrollmentDecember 15, 2011

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Enrollment
22
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 15, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients 18 \- 80 yrs.
  • Patients able to perform exercise test as determined following clinical assessment.
  • Patients who desaturate to \< 88% during a 6 minute walk test (6MWT)
  • Patients able to give informed consent.
  • Patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), according to American Thoracic Society /European Respiratory Society criteria.
  • Absence of daytime resting hypoxaemia (ie with PaO2 \> 55mmHg).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients not able to give informed consent.
  • Patients considered unable to complete exercise test by their physician.
  • Presence of daytime resting hypoxaemia (PaO2 less than or equal to 55mmHg).
  • Presence of hypercapnia (PaCO2 \> 45mmHg) at baseline
  • Patients with absolute contraindications to exercise testing including:
  • Aortic aneursym
  • Current viral illness
  • Unstable angina/acute ECG changes of ischaemia.
  • Myocardial infarction within the last 4 weeks.
  • Severe hypertension (systolic \>240 mmHg; diastolic \>120 mmHg).

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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