Effect of Nasal Highflow on Right Heart Function (HÄMOFLOW)

University of Leipzig

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Hypertension

Treatments: Device: Nasal high flow (NHF) supplementation; Device: oxygen supplementation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02885116

461-15-24082015

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study effect of NHF on pulmonary thermodynamic parameters will studied.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• stable disease
• hypoxemic respiratory disorder

Exclusion criteria

• decompensation
• acute illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

oxygen supplementation

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

right heart catheterization will be done in hypoxemic patients with supplemental oxygen

Treatment:

Device: oxygen supplementation

Nasal high flow (NHF) supplementation

Active Comparator group

Description:

right heart catheterization after during NHF (20 min) use with 35 l/min

Treatment:

Device: Nasal high flow (NHF) supplementation