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PEP Buddy in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

RecruitingNAAges 40 Years - 89 YearsAllVA Office of Research and Development
NCT07404826 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

In this study, the investigators will test Veterans with COPD in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Between two groups, the investigators will give one group a device that assists with breathing and symptoms and the other receives a 'sham' device which does not provide these benefits. The investigators will test to see if the symptoms and exercise capacity of the group who receives this device improves faster in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and has longer lasting benefits after the end of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Veteran * Referral to Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD * FEV1 \<80% predicted * Participants must be able to exercise on 4L/m nasal cannula O2 Exclusion Criteria: * Those deemed by the study personnel to have a lung disease other than COPD impacting their daily dyspnea * Those that are unable to perform study procedures or are unwilling or unable to use PEP Buddy * Those that have a component of lung disease driven by aspiration or neurological conditions affecting the face or oropharynx * Those with a life expectancy of \<1 year * Those with a known surgical intervention that will require a prolonged recovery in the year after enrollment * Those with a malignancy beyond Stage I or non-melanoma skin cancer * Those shown shown to have memory loss of MOCA testing
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What it tests

  • PEP Buddy
  • PEP Buddy Sham
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Where

2 sites
Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, United States
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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