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Benefits of supplemental oxygen on exercise capacity and dyspnea in IPF patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000025256
Lead Sponsor
Tosei General Hospital
Brief Summary

Supplemental oxygen increased endurance time than supplemental placebo air(oxygen: 546.5 sec vs placebo air: 427.8 sec, p<0.05). Dyspnea and leg fatigue at isotime were improved significantly by supplemental oxygen.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
106
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

severe comorbid illnesses, collagen vascular diseases, and the need for long-term oxygen therapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
endurance time of constant work-rate test
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
dyspnea, leg fatigue (Borg scale) (before and every 1 minute and end of oxygen therapy)
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