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Effects of an Automatic Oxygen Titration System in People With Hypoxemia During Exercise Training
Sponsor: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
Summary
Long-term oxygen therapy is a fundamental treatment modality for patients with chronic hypoxaemic lung disease. Typically, oxygen is administered at a constant flow rate. However, due to fluctuating activity levels, patients' oxygenation status can vary, potentially leading to oxygen desaturation and increased dyspnoea. Emerging evidence suggests that automatic oxygen titration - a method of adjusting oxygen flow in response to current oxygen saturation - may have acute advantages over constant oxygen flow. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the effect of automatic oxygen titration compared to prescribed constant oxygen flow rates on patients' perceived dyspnoea during exercise endurance training.
Official title: Automatic Oxygen Titration Versus Constant Oxygen Flow Rates During Exercise Training in Hypoxemic People With Chronic Lung Disease - a Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Cross-over Pilot Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
15
Start Date
2023-08-14
Completion Date
2024-11-30
Last Updated
2024-08-13
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Oxygen therapy - constant oxygen flow
During five exercise training sessions, oxygen therapy is delivered via prescribed constant oxygen flow
Oxygen therapy - automatic titrating oxygen flow
During five exercise sessions, oxygen therapy is delivered via an automatically titrated oxygen flow rate to maintain an SpO2 target of 90-94%.
Locations (1)
Klinikum Berchtesgadener Land, Schön Kliniken
Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, Germany