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Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Altitude - Effect of Nocturnal Oxygen on Exercise Performance

NCT02143609 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2019-05-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of nocturnal oxygen therapy during a stay at moderate altitude on exercise performance of patients with chronic obstructive lung disease.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

DRUG

oxygen

Nocturnal nasal oxygen during stay at 2048 m

DRUG

sham oxygen (room air)

Sham oxygen (room air) via nasal cannula, 3 L/min, at 2048 m

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Konrad E Bloch, MD · University Hospital, Zürich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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