Status:

COMPLETED

Patient-Ventilator Interactions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) Under Non-Invasive Ventilation

Lead Sponsor:

Ligue Pulmonaire Genevoise

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in severe hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) may be associated - during sleep - with recurrent episodes of patient ventilatory asynchrony, which i...

Detailed Description

Patients under NIV for hypercapnic COPD have several reasons to develop patient-ventilatory asynchrony: delayed cycling, and insufficient expiratory time may induce progressive dynamic hyperinflation,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • COPD, with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure, treated by NIV, in stable clinical condition, aged above 18 years

Exclusion

  • Unstable clinical condition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01180439

Start Date

October 1 2009

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

August 12 2010

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Division of Pulmonary Diseases; Geneva University Hospital

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, 1211