A survey on use of supplemental oxygen therapy during pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: COPD; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000813482
• Lead Sponsor: Wai Man Regina Leung

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 265

Inclusion Criteria

pulmonary rehabilitation coordinators / workers of pulmonary rehabilitation program across Australia. An email will be sent with the participant information sheet and a link to the survey to all pulmonary rehabilitation programs which are listed on the database of the Lung Foundation Australia. Lung Foundation Australia will be sending the email on behalf of the project.

Exclusion Criteria

nil

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Data on the pattern of using oxygen therapy during exercise testing and exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation [on survey completion]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
data on <br>- pattern of recording oxygen saturation, heart rate, dyspnoea, muscle fatigue, respiratory rate and blood pressure during exercise test<br>- availability of oxygen therapy during exercise testing and exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation<br>- Protocol of oxygen therapy prescription / usage during exercise testing and training in pulmonary rehabilitation<br>- how pulmonary rehabilitation workers determine oxygen therapy prescription during exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation for people with exercise induced desaturation<br>- rational for prescribing oxygen therapy during exercise training in pulmonary rehabilitation for people with exercise induced desaturation[on survey completion]