Portable Oxygen Concentrator Signal Capture Study

ResMed

Status

Completed

Conditions

Hypoxia

Treatments

Device: Portable pulsed oxygen

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT03182036

AR110517

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main purpose of this study is to learn how patients breathe on portable oxygen concentrators (POCs), and to get feedback from patients using POCs.

Full description

This study aims to examine patient oxygenation levels and markers of exertion (e.g. breath rate, heart rate and breath pattern) while using a portable oxygen concentrator, with the aim to understand exercise desaturation in hypoxemic subjects.

Enrollment

20 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patient is willing to give written informed consent
Patient can read and comprehend English
Patient is ≥ 18 years of age
Patient has moderate to severe hypoxaemia (SpO2 ≤ 92%) at rest
Patient reports shortness of breath on exertion

Exclusion criteria

Patient has musculoskeletal impairment, or other impairment that may be the limiting factor in 6MWT
Patient has a history of a psychological illness or condition such as to interfere with the patient's ability to understand the requirements of the study
Patient has acute coronary syndrome, acute myo- or pericarditis, acute lung embolism, pulmonary infarction, acute uncontrolled heart insufficiency
Patient shows signs of acute exacerbation of underlying lung condition
Patient is deemed to be unsuitable for inclusion in the opinion of the researcher, including for the following reasons:
they do not comprehend English
they are unable to provide written informed consent
they are physically unable to comply with the protocol