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The Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Overlap Syndrome

Completed
Conditions
COPD & OSA
Interventions
Device: continuous positive airway pressure
Registration Number
NCT00914264
Lead Sponsor
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Brief Summary

1. The first objective of this study is to determine the differences between, while the airway obstruction severity is the same, and the acute continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effect on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with overlap syndrome compared with COPD patients without in terms of sleep quality, autonomic nerve activity, biologic markers of systemic inflammatory, and exercise performance.

2. The second objective of this study is to evaluate the subacute (3 months treatment) CPAP effect on COPD patients with overlap syndrome in terms of pulmonary hemodynamic and right heart function, We will also determine the subacute effect of CPAP on sleep and life quality, autonomic nerve activity, biologic markers of systemic inflammatory, as well as exercise performance.

3. The last objective of this study is to evaluate the long term (12 months treatment) CPAP effect on COPD patients with overlap syndrome. The un-scheduled clinic or emergency department visiting, hospitalization, or mortality will be recorded to see if there is significant treatment effect in terms of reducing morbidity and mortality. The long term CPAP effect on sleep and life quality, autonomic nerve activity, biologic markers of systemic inflammatory, exercise performance, as well as pulmonary hemodynamic and right heart function will be re-evaluation.

Detailed Description

COPD patients will be disturbed by season 12 months follow up is better than 18 months

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • chronic stable COPD
  • FEV1/FVC < 70%
  • No response to beta-agonist
  • without acute exacerbation within2 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • Chronic respiratory failure (PaO2<60 mmHg, PaCO2>50 mmHg)
  • Clinical evidence of congestive heart failure
  • Facial defect and all the other condition that can't tolerate nasal mask
  • Malignancy

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
COPD with OSA with CPAP treatmentcontinuous positive airway pressureCOPD with OSA: CPAP treatment
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
exercise performance3 days, 3 & 12 months

the condition of COPD patient will be disturbed by season factor 12 months follow up will be better than 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mortality and acute exacerbation1, 5, 10 years
autonomic nerve activity3 days, 3 & 12 months

the same reason as above

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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