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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000215628
ACTRN12605000215628
Terminated
Not Applicable

The effect of early exercise rehabilitation on exercise capacity and dyspnoea in patients with hypercapnic respiratory failure

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney0 sites60 target enrollmentAugust 25, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Hypercapnic respiratory failure
Sponsor
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney
Enrollment
60
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 25, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Daytime PaCO2 greater than 45mmHg, pH greater than 7\.34, 3 out of 4 of : increase in FiO2 required to maintain SpO2 greater than 90% compared to baseline, increase in dyspnoea in the past week, increase in cough/sputum past week, decrease in subjective exercise tolerance over past week.

Exclusion Criteria

  • pH equal to or less than 7\.34, gross hypoxaemia, unstable angina or myocardial infarct in previous month, uncontrolled hypertension, febrile, resting tachycardia, orthopaedic or neurological conditions that limit exercise capacity, decreased level of conciousness, major psychiatric illness.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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