Effects of an Automatic Oxygen Titration System in People With Hypoxemia During Exercise Training

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Conditions studied: Hypoxaemia, Chronic Lung Disease

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06545851
Run by: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
People needed: 15
Starts: 2023-08-14
Expected to finish: 2024-11-30
Last updated by the study team: 2024-08-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Chronic lung disease
Hypoxemia (pO2< 55mmHg) under room air conditions (rest or during exercise) or SpO2<88% during exercise
established Long-term oxygen therapy or given indication for a Long-term oxygen therapy/ supplemental oxygen therapy for exercise
Age: 18 to 80 years
Participation in an inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program (Schoen Klinik BGL, Germany)
Written informed consent

You may not qualify if…

Acute exacerbation of underlying pulmonary disease requiring cessation of exercise training.

Where it is running

Klinikum Berchtesgadener Land, Schön Kliniken — Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, Germany (enrolling)

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