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Effect of HIgh-flow Therapy in Long-term Oxygen Therapy

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllSkane University Hospital
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This is a registry-based, randomized, controlled clinical trial of the effect of added high-flow oxygen therapy (using the device Lumis HFT) during one year in people with long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease (ILD).

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 40 years or older * Ongoing LTOT: prescribed for at least 15 hours per day; and since at least 28 days as registered in Swedevox * COPD or ILD as main underlying reason for LTOT * Oxygen concentrator as stationary oxygen source in the home including night-time * Body mass index (BMI) \< 35 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previous treatment with home HFOT * Current treatment with home mechanical ventilation * Current treatment with home CPAP * Hospitalized during the last 2 weeks * Current smoking or contact with flames * Self-reported average use of the LTOT \< 15h per day (24 hours) * PaCO2 (breathing air at rest) \> 8 kPa * Strong clinical suspicion of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or obesity-related hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) (as judged by the responsible staff) * Inability to participate in the study procedures (as judged by the staff) * Not eligible for continuing LTOT due to other reason (as judged by the staff) * Expected survival less than 3 months (as judged by the staff)
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What it tests

  • Added high-flow oxygen therapy
  • Standard care
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Where

2 sites
Research Unit, Blekinge University of Technology
Karlskrona, Sweden
Department of Heart, Lung and Clinical Physiology, ร–rebro University Hospital
ร–rebro, Sweden
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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