NCT02661802

Effects Oxygen Supplementation Determined Better Exercise Capacity in Eisenmenger Syndrome

Acute Effects of 40% Oxygen Supplementation Determined Better Exercise Capacity in Eisenmenger Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acute effects of oxygen supplementation during a submaximal exercise test in patients with Eisenmenger's Syndrome.

Detailed description

Patients with Eisenmenger's syndrome were submitted to a submaximal exercise test (six-minute walking test) with and without supplemental oxygen. The distance walked during the two tests were compared to assess the impact of oxygen supplementation on the walking distance.

Conditions

• Eisenmenger Complex
• Hypertension, Pulmonary

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oxygen Supplementation	Oxygen delivery was continuous by mask at 40%

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2016-01-22
• Last updated: 2016-01-25