Oxygen Portable Concentrator During Exercises in Patients With COPD

NCT00875719 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2011-02-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare differences in oxygen delivery between portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) and liquid oxygen (LOs) portable units, pose a question if POCs are equally effective as LOs in reducing exercise-induced hypoxaemia. DESIGN: Randomized, single-blind clinical trial.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Oxygen concentrators versus constant flow axygen

Each patient performed 2 walking tests, and received oxygen supplementation from a portable concentrator or a liquid oxygen source, in a random order.

DEVICE

oxygen concentrator

comparison walk distance and saturation with continuous oxygen compared to intermittent oxygen

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Association Nationale pour les Traitements A Domicile, les Innovations et la Recherche

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Boris MELLONI, Pr · Association Nationale pour les Traitements A Domicile, les Innovations et la Recherche

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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