CompletedNot Applicable

Effect of Oxygen-supply on 6-Minute-Walking-Distance of COPD III/IV-patients

Germany127 participantsStarted 2008-12

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the six-minute-walking-distance of COPD-patients with breathing oxygen in comparison to breathing normal air. Patients, who increase their walking-distance about more than 15% or 35m only because of breathing oxygen, are so-called "Oxygen Responders." The study is aimed to find attributes of Oxygen Responder and to investigate, if a patient can change the "respond" with higher performance and endurance.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease III/IV Exclusion Criteria: * Severe exacerbations in the last 4 weeks prior to begin of study (definition of exacerbation: symptoms on more than 3 days with a relevant change in drug therapy (cortisone, antibiotics)) * Severe exacerbation during rehabilitation * Cardiac insufficiency

What they're measuring

Oxygen Response

Timeframe: day 1 and day 2; day 21 and day 22

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00886639

SponsorSchön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2009-06

Results submitted2011-06-22

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