High Flow Nasal Cannula and Aerobic Capacity Training

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COPD

Treatments: Device: The Venturi Mask; Device: High Flow Nasal Cannula

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02973945

3011

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare exercise capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients before and after an 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Patients will be randomised in two groups, one arm will received oxygen through High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) and the other group by The Venturi Mask (VM)

Full description

Design: randomized, single blind, controlled trial.

The main goal of this study is to compare the exercise tolerance in COPD patients after an 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation program using High Flow Nasal Cannula or The Venturi Mask. The exercise tolerance will be measured in seconds in a Constant Load Treadmill Test (CTLT).

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) or oxygen needs during exercise.
2. Clinically stable defined as four weeks without exacerbation

Exclusion criteria

1. Refusal to participate
2. Any neuromuscular, cardiovascular or any other condition that limits test performance.
3. Contraindication for exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

High Flow Nasal Cannula

Experimental group

Description:

During a 8 week Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program patients will receive oxygen through High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) while they are training aerobic capacity on the treadmill.

Treatment:

Device: High Flow Nasal Cannula

The Venturi Mask

Active Comparator group

Description:

During a 8 week Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program patients will receive oxygen through The Venturi Mask (VM) while they are training aerobic capacity on the treadmill.

Treatment:

Device: The Venturi Mask