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Impact of Airways Function After HFNC Evaluated by IOS

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Small Airway Disorders
COPD
Interventions
Device: high flow nasal cannula and nasal cannula
Registration Number
NCT05130112
Lead Sponsor
Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital
Brief Summary

In addition to pharmacological treatment, nonpharmacological treatment with high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) may play a vital role in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The impulse oscillation system (IOS) is new noninvasive technique to measure the impedance of different portions of the airway with higher sensitivity than that of the conventional pulmonary function test (PFT). However, whether IOS is an appropriate technique to evaluate the efficacy of HFNC in improving the impedance of peripheral small airways in patients with COPD is unclear.

Detailed Description

Participants with stable COPD from the chest medicine outpatient department will be randomized into two groups receiving HFNC or nasal cannula (NC) for 10 min followed by a 4-week washout period and crossover alternatively. We used a novel analytical measurement technique, IOS, to detect the difference in airway impedance in the participants after the HFNC or NC interventions. All data, namely IOS parameters, transcutaneous partial pressure of carbon dioxide, peripheral oxygen saturation, body temperature, respiratory rate, pulse rate, blood pressure, and PFT results at the time of pre-HFNC, post-HFNC, pre-NC, and post-NC, were analysed using SPSS (version 25.0, IBM, Armonk, NY, USA).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
26
Inclusion Criteria
  • age of 20 to 75 years old
  • diagnosis of COPD made by pulmonologist (Kuo YL) if the patient had a long-term smoking or noxious gas exposure history, typical clinical manifestations, and airflow limitation with a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio of < 0.7 in spirometry,4 and
  • provision of written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • severe and unstable comorbidities or active malignancy
  • history of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
  • COPD exacerbation within the 4 weeks prior
  • current use of long-term oxygen therapy or noninvasive ventilation or use within the 6 weeks prior
  • cognitive impairment or a psychiatric disorder
  • pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HFNC then NChigh flow nasal cannula and nasal cannulaHigh flow nasal cannula for 10 min (Period 1) and nasal cannula for 10 min (Period 2) after a 4-week washout period
NC then HFNChigh flow nasal cannula and nasal cannulaNasal cannula for 10 min (Period 1) and high flow nasal cannula for 10 min (Period 2) after a 4-week washout period
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
R5immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of R5

R5%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of R5%

R20%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of R20%

R20immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of R20

X5-predictedimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of X5-predicted

Changes of R5-20immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

R5-20

X5-predicted%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of X5-predicted%

Changes of Fresimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Fres

Changes of Fres%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Fres%

Ax%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of Ax%

Changes of Aximmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Ax

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
respiratory rateimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of respiratory rate

both systolic and diastolic blood pressureimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure

PEFimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of PEF

FEV1%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FEV1%

FVCimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FVC

PEF%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of PEF%

FEV1/FVC%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FEV1/FVC%

Changes of MMEF%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

MMEF%

Body temperatureimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of body temperature

Changes of FEV3immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

FEV3

MMEFimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of MMEF

TcPCO2immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of TcPCO2

pulse rateimmediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of pulse rate

SpO2immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of SpO2

FEV1immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FEV1

FVC%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FVC%

FEV3%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FEV3%

FEV3/FVC%immediately after 10 minutes of HFNC or NC

Changes of FEV3/FVC%

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yen-Liang Kuo

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New Taipei City, Taiwan

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