Status:

COMPLETED

A Trial of Rehabilitation in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS)

Lead Sponsor:

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Conditions:

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Obesity is an escalating problem in the UK and a proportion of these patients have a condition known as Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS). This syndrome is associated with symptoms of breathlessn...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of OHS
  • Age \>18
  • BMI \> 30 kg/m2
  • Chronic hypercapnia , daytime PaCO2 \>6kPa
  • FEV1/FVC ≥70%
  • Evidence of sleep disordered breathing on overnight studies
  • Tolerated NIV \> 4hrs on 1st night during initiation of NIV

Exclusion

  • Hypercapnic respiratory failure secondary to an identifiable cause other than OHS.
  • Age \<18
  • Respiratory acidosis (pH \<7.35)
  • Wheelchair/bedbound patients
  • Cognitive impairment which would prevent the subject from complying with trial protocol
  • Unstable coronary artery syndrome
  • Patients postintubation or decannulation following treatment requiring acute hypercapnic respiratory failure
  • Patients undergoing renal replacement therapy
  • Critical peripheral vascular disease
  • Disabling locomotor disability preventing participation in exercises involved in the rehabilitation programme
  • Pregnancy
  • Bariatric surgery planned within 3 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

37 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01483716

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

August 18 2015

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust

London, United Kingdom, SE1 7EH