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Non-invasive Ventilation in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD)

NCT00710541 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 195

Last updated 2013-08-14

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Summary

Non-invasive ventilation is frequently applied in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD, but no evidence exists about the effect of long term application/home application.

This study tests the hypothesis, that a daily, 6 hour application of non-invasive ventilation over one year improves survival, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with advanced stages of COPD.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

ventilators designed for non invasive ventilation

Patients are advised to use the ventilator for non invasive ventilation as long term treatment for at least 6 hours per day over one year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Deutsche Lungenstiftung e.V.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carl P Criée, Professor · Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, Klinik Lenglern

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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