A feasibility study of starting non-invasive ventilation in the home.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Motor Neurone Disease; Other disorders with, or at imminent risk of, chronic hypercapnic ventilatory failure; Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases; Neurological - Neurodegenerative diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000682943
• Lead Sponsor: Austin Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-06-15
• Study Completion: 2021-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 21 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 23

Inclusion Criteria

Adults (aged 18 years and older) referred to the Victorian Respiratory Support Service at Austin Health for initiation of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) deemed clinically suitable by the referring respiratory physician.

Exclusion Criteria

Potential participants will be excluded if there is no mobile network coverage in their homes to enable non-invasive ventilation device data uploads, clinical instability, unable to provide informed consent, not proficient in English or unacceptable home visit staff safety risk.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcome. Difference in the proportion of participants using non-invasive ventilation as recorded via telemonitoring for more than four hours per day during the 12 week trial period [During the 12-week trial period.]