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Clinical Trials/NCT04897048
NCT04897048
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Effect of Short-term Ambulatory Oxygen Therapy on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Capacity in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

University of Zurich1 site in 1 country10 target enrollmentJuly 1, 2023

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Interstitial Lung Disease
Sponsor
University of Zurich
Enrollment
10
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Work Rate (in watts)
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

In a randomized, sham-controlled crossover trial the investigators will test whether supplemental oxygen given during cardiopulmonary exercise testing will improve exercise performance and physiological parameters in patients with interstitial lung disease.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
July 1, 2023
End Date
December 1, 2024
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Crossover
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • interstitial lung disease, diagnosed by high-resolution CT
  • FEV1/FVC \>70% and FVC \<85% predicted
  • stable medication for at least 4 weeks
  • Desaturation in SpO2 in 6-minute walk test of ≥ 4% to absolute values ≤ 92%
  • Signed Informed Consent
  • Male and female patients 18 to 80 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

  • Severe daytime hypoxemia (PaO2 ≤7.3 or \<55 mmHg at rest)
  • Other clinically significant concomitant disease states (e.g., cardiovascular disease, hepatic dysfunction, etc)
  • Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia or confusional state of the subject, neurological or orthopaedic problems with walking disability or inability to ride a bicycle
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Work Rate (in watts)

Time Frame: 1 day

Maximal Work Rate (Watt max) measured during incremental exercise tests (IET) in cardiopulmonary exercise tests

Endurance time (in seconds)

Time Frame: 1 day

Endurance (sec) with 75% Wmax measured during constant work rate exercise tests (CWRET) in cardiopulmonary exercise tests

Secondary Outcomes

  • Changes in arterial blood: Bicarbonate (HCO3)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Oxygen uptake (VO2)(1 day)
  • Changes in arterial blood: pondus Hydrogenii (pH) values(1 day)
  • changes in physiological vital signs: Heart rate (hr)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Carbon dioxide output (VCO2)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Breathing equivalent for O2 (VE/VO2)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Breathing equivalent for O2 (VE/VCO2)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: VE/VCO2Slope(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Ventilatory threshold one (Vt1)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Minute ventilation (VE)(1 day)
  • Changes breathing patterns: Tidal volume (Vt)(1 day)
  • changes in physiological vital signs: Blood pressure(1 day)
  • Changes in arterial blood: arterial partial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2)(1 day)
  • Changes in breathing patterns: Ventilatory threshold two (Vt2)(1 day)
  • Changes in arterial blood: arterial partial pressure of O2 (PaO2)(1 day)
  • Changes in arterial blood: arterial lactate concentration(1 day)
  • Changes in tissue oxygenation: Cerebral tissue oxygenation (CTO, measured at the forehead)(1 day)
  • Changes in tissue oxygenation: Pulse oxymetrie (SpO2, measured at the finger)(1 day)
  • Changes in tissue oxygenation: Muscle tissue oxygenation (MTO, measured at the quadriceps muscle)(1 day)

Study Sites (1)

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