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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000205639
ACTRN12605000205639
Completed
Not Applicable

Effect of home ventilatory support on clinical outcomes for patients on long term home oxygen therapy.

Professor RD McEvoy MD, MBBS0 sites200 target enrollmentAugust 23, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic airflow limitation
Sponsor
Professor RD McEvoy MD, MBBS
Enrollment
200
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 23, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Professor RD McEvoy MD, MBBS

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Chronic Airflow Limitation (FEV1\< 1\.5 or \< 50% Predicted; FEV1/FVC \< 60%, TLC \> 92%; FEV1 with bronchodilators \< 20%)\+Daytime awake PaCO2 \>46 mm Hg at least twice in the previous 6 months during periods of clinical stability;\+Willing and competent to sign informed consent.\+Under 80 years of age\+On oxygen therapy for a minimum of three months prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Serious coexisting disease (eg. left ventricular failure, malignancy, renal failure, unstable angina) likely to affect survival during the study period\+Significant Obstructive Sleep Apnea (defined as Apnoea/hypopoea index \>20/h) or Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome \+Significant recent psychological or psychiatric problems likely to significantly impair ability to participate in the study and comply with treatment; \+Previous treatment with NIV.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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