NCT02100709

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

The Effect of BiLevel Pressure Support NonInvasive Ventilation on Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in a COPD Exercise Rehabilitation Program

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: ResMed · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 120 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	BiLevel Noninvasive Ventilation	Positive pressure applied through an oro-nasal mask. The pressure is altered between inspiration and expiration.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2014-04-01
• Last updated: 2017-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany