Physiological and Clinical Changes in NHF Therapy (ATMOFLOW)

University of Leipzig

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypercapnia; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Interstitital Lung Disease

Treatments: Device: Nasal Highflow (NHF)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02504814

414-14-06102014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study explores the changes in pressure, volume and in hypercapnia in patients with COPD and ILD. The investigators will use different application forms.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD, ILD

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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64 participants in 1 patient group

ventilatory effects

Experimental group

Description:

measuring mean airway pressure, breathing volumes and decrease in hypercapnia

Treatment:

Device: Nasal Highflow (NHF)