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Short term effects of nasal high flow therapy on autonomic nervous system function and respiration in patients with neuromuscular diseases

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
G12
E74
Spinal muscular atrophy and related syndromes
Other disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
Registration Number
DRKS00013903
Lead Sponsor
Department für Neurologie- Klinik für Schlafmedizin und neuromuskuläre Erkrankungen Universitätsklinikum Münster
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

a. Age > 18 years (no age limit)
b. able to consent
c. proven NMD
d. ongoing nocturnal NIV therapy with a nasal mask for hypoventilation due to a NMD
e. good tolerance of and adherence to the ongoing NIV therapy with minimal nasal mask-related problems/discomfort
f. no vital indication for NIV use at night

Exclusion Criteria

- other severe internistic pre-existing conditions, especially insulin-dependent diabetes or severe renal impairment
- severe neurological pre-existing conditions such as stroke, especially brainstem infarction
- intake of opioids
- severe psychiatric pre-existing conditions

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscular sympathetic nerve activity [Burst rate/min; Burst rate/100 beats], high frequency component of heart rate variability [%], low frequency component of diastolic blood pressure variability [%]<br>-> measured at daytime and under the above mentioned interventions
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rate [bpm], systolic blood pressure [mmHG], diastolic blood pressure [mmHG], stroke volume index [L/min/m²], high frequency component of diastolic blood pressure variability[%], low frequency component of heart rate variability [%], respiratory rate [/min], tidal volume [ml], minute ventilation [L/min], oxygen saturation [%], transcutaneous CO2 [mmHG], Borg Dyspnoea Scale [points]<br>-> measured at daytime and under the above mentioned interventions
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