Randomised trial comparing controlled oxygen therapy with high-flow oxygen therapy in the treatment of patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) in the pre-hospital setting
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000236291
- Lead Sponsor
- Associate Professor Richard Wood-Baker
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
Confirmed Diagnosis COPD, acute respiratory symptoms, Transport and treatment by Tasmanian Ambulance Staff
Exclusion Criteria
Asthma patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mortality, death in hospital post treatment by ambulance offerers for AECOPD, or death during the care of ambulance officers[Mortality during hospital stay after transport by ambulance and treated for AECOPD, during this episode only]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ventilation - invasive and non invasive required during treatment by Ambulance officers of during stay in hospital after treated pre-hospitally for AECOPD[ventilation required during transport or duing hospital admission after transport by Ambulance officers and treated for AECOPD];arterial blood gas (ABG) results assess within 30 min of arrival after treatment by ambulance for AECOPD[Hospital admission within 30min of arrival];Length of Hospital Stay[after treatment for AECOPD by ambulance officers the length of hospital stay during this admission measured in days]