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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12613000804785
ACTRN12613000804785
Completed
Not Applicable

The effect of non-invasive ventilation during exercise compared to unassisted breathing on dynamic hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

niversity of Sydney0 sites21 target enrollmentJuly 22, 2013

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversity of Sydney
Enrollment
21
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 22, 2013
End Date
May 20, 2019
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of severe to very severe COPD (FEV1/FVC \< 70%, FEV1 \< 50% predicted)
  • Stable over the past month (i.e. no admissions to hospital, change in medications or increase in respiratory symptoms)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Concomitant cardiovascular, orthopaedic or neurological conditions that are likely to impair exercise performance
  • Other significant pulmonary disease (e.g. asthma)
  • Major psychiatric illness
  • Inability to give informed consent
  • BMI \> 32 kg/m2

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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