HFNC Effect on BCSS in Patients With COPD

Not Applicable

Terminated

Brief Summary: The primary objective of this study is to look for a correlation between the use of high-flow nasal cannula in the outpatient setting in patients with previous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation and the change in their Breathlessness, Cough, and Sputum Scale score. The hypothesis is that home use of high-flow nasal cannula will lead to a reduction in Breathlessness, Cough, and Sputum Scale score by 1.3.

Detailed Description: This is a prospective pilot study. Targeted population include patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , non-oxygen dependent, with a baseline normal bicarbonate on previous lab (within 6 months of enrollment). Patients will be randomly selected to be part of the study sample. Recruitment will occur in both inpatient and outpatient settings. An email briefly explaining the objectives of the study will be sent to Internal Medicine residents and Pulmonary Critical Care fellows to help in patients' recruitment. Patients will be enrolled in the study only after being seen by Dr. Abdo or Dr. Allen. The study is expected to finish by the end of January 2017 or twelve months post institutional review board approval. Patients will be recruited and enrolled over six months, and the collected data will be analyzed six months after the last patient was included in the study. The study will target a study sample of 30 as detailed in the statistical analysis section, where patients will be their own control (3 months without high-flow nasal cannula followed by 3 months with high-flow nasal cannula).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

One previous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in last year.

Exclusion Criteria

Can not be oxygen dependant PaCO2 < 60

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
High Flow Nasal Cannula Participants	High-Flow Nasal Cannula	High Flow Nasal Cannula Participants will be their own control, they will be in study for 3 months prior to receiving equipment and then will be studied for 3 additional months on study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale (BCSS)	6 months	The Changes in Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale (BCSS) is a three question measure consisting of three questions, each rated on a scale of "0" to "4", with a total possible score ranging from 0-12. Zero equals no difficulty and four equals severe difficulty or constant problem. A lower score on the scale is a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Number of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations Per Month	6 months	The number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations per month will be monitored throughout the study. A lower number of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations are considered improvement.