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The Effect of NIV on QoL and Exercise Capacity in a COPD Exercise Rehabilitation Program

NCT02100709 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2017-05-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This trial hopes to demonstrate the effect of 4 weeks of outpatient exercise rehabilitation on COPD patients. In particular the effect on:

* the amount of daily physical activity
* Quality of life
* The 6-minute walk distance
* Time to exacerbation

and compare it to the effect of 4 weeks of outpatients rehabilitation with Noninvasive Ventilation as an adjunct therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

BiLevel Noninvasive Ventilation

Positive pressure applied through an oro-nasal mask. The pressure is altered between inspiration and expiration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ResMed

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Helmut Teschler, Prof. Dr. med. · Dept. Respiratory & Sleep Medicine - Ruhrlandklinik

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-10-31
Completion
2016-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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