Observing the Effects of Supplemental Oxygen on Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
- Enrollment
- 19
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in University of California San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire From Immediately Prior to One Month After Starting Daily-use Supplemental Oxygen
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To enhance understanding of supplemental oxygen-its utility in and adoption by patients with pulmonary fibrosis-by examining how patients perceive it and by determining how perceptions and patient-centered outcome measures change from before to after supplemental oxygen is prescribed.
Detailed Description
The investigators aim to recruit patients with PF to participate in interviews and/or a one-year study of supplemental oxygen (O2). In the one-year study, the investigators will collect data before and for one year after PF patients are prescribed daily-use supplemental oxygen and compare outcomes, including shortness of breath, quality of life, fatigue, cough, and day-to-day functioning before and after O2.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patient-Participants
- •(Using daily 02 therapy at time of enrollment)
- •Diagnosis of PF
- •Able to read and speak English
- •Has been on daily-use supplemental oxygen for more than one year
- •(Not using daily 02 therapy at time of enrollment)
- •Diagnosis of PF
- •Able to read, speak and write in English
- •Has not been prescribed daily-use supplemental oxygen
- •Forced vital capacity \<75% and diffusing capacity \<65% of predicted values
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patient-Participants (Using daily 02 therapy at time of enrollment)
- •No diagnosis of PF
- •Unable to read and speak English
- •Has been on daily-use supplemental oxygen for less than one year
- •(Not using daily 02 therapy at time of enrollment)
- •No diagnosis of PF
- •Unable to read, speak and write in English
- •Using supplemental oxygen during the day
- •Subject's physician does not allow the subject to abstain from daily-use supplemental oxygen for 7-10 days after prescription to allow data for collection
- •Primary Supporters • Not meeting inclusion criteria
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in University of California San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire From Immediately Prior to One Month After Starting Daily-use Supplemental Oxygen
Time Frame: UCSD SOB score at one month after being prescribed supplemental O2
The University of California San Diego Shortness of Breath Questionnaire (or UCSD SOB) is a tool that measures shortness of breath using 24 items, each with response options ranging from 0 to 5, corresponding to "None at all" and "Maximally or unable to do because of breathlessness." Thus, scores for the UCSD SOB range from 0 to 120, with higher scores indicating greater shortness of breath.
Secondary Outcomes
- Fatigue Severity Scale(One month after daily-use supplemental oxygen implementation)
- Change in Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score From the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form, 36-item Questionnaire (SF-36).(One month after daily-use supplemental oxygen implementation)