Improving the experience of physical activity in people with severe lung disease using dietary nitrate supplementation with beetroot juice
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN12474100
- Lead Sponsor
- Imperial College London
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults aged 18 years and over
2. Diagnosis of COPD
3. Under care of home oxygen service
4. Documented oxygen assessment meeting NICE criteria:
4.1. PaO2< 7.3 or < 8 if pulmonary hypertension
4.2. Increase in exercise capacity if ambulatory oxygen only
Exclusion Criteria
1. Inability to consent
2. Systolic blood pressure below 120mmHg
3. Exacerbation within the last four weeks
4. Use of nitrate-based medication
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Experience of difficulty with physical activity measured using the difficulty domain of the clinic visit PROactive COPD tool, c-PPAC, at baseline and 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method