NCT07063563

Effect of Rehabilitation at Moderate Altitude on Airway Resistance Measured With Forced Oscillation Technique in COPD-patients

Effect of Rehabilitation at Moderate Altitude on Airway Resistance Measured With Forced Oscillation Technique in Patients With COPD

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Airway resistance will be measured using the forced oscillation technique (FOT). The parameters Rrs, Xrs, and ∆Xrs will be compared before and after a pulmonary rehabilitation cycle at moderate altitude. Additionally, the differences between low and moderate altitude will also be examined.

Conditions

• COPD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ambiant air	Standard ambiant air will be breathed during endurance training. ambiant air
OTHER	Oxygen	SSOT and sham air (5l/min) will be applied with the oxygen concentrator EverFloTM via nasal cannula during training
OTHER	ambiant air	Standard ambiant air will be breathed during endurance training. ambiant air

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-23
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2025-07-14
• Last updated: 2025-07-20

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland