Monitoring of Non-invasive Ventilation

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypoventilation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01845233

2012/1142(REK)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether clinical examination, report from ventilator software, nocturnal Sp02 and daytime arterial blood gas are sufficient as screening tools to reveal clinical relevant problems with patients receiving long term treatment with non invasive ventilation.

Full description

Patient with chronic hypoventilation with stable on long term treatment (LTMV) with non-invasive ventilation for at least 3 month taking part of our LTMV program will be included.

In addition to clinical examination,report from ventilator software, nocturnal Sp02 and daytime arterial blood gas all patients will be investigated with sleep polygraphy and transcutaneous Co2.

Enrollment: 67 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

• Admitted to our unit for optimal treatment of long term non invasive ventilation
• Readmitted for control after 6-8 weeks
• Then treated for at least 3 month with long term non invasive ventilation outside of hospital.
• Informed written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under 18 years old
• Lack of cooperation
• Pregnant
• Acute exacerbation last 3 month leading to hospital admission.
• Change of treatment last 3 month

Trial design

67 participants in 1 patient group

Non invasive ventilation