Chronic respiratory disease Respiratory Chronic respiratory disease
Conditions
Interventions
Patients randomised into two groups:
1. Ambulatory oxygen group exercise within pulmonary rehabilitation and at home using ambulatory oxygen
2. Room air group exercise within pulmonary rehabilitation
Sponsors
Surrey Community Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients (aged 50 - 87 years, either sex) with chronic respiratory disease enrolled in pulmonary rehabilitation who have resting saturations greater than 92%, but desaturate by greater than 4% and to less than 90% on exertion and who then walk greater than 10% further with ambulatory oxygen during field exercise testing at baseline.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Already on oxygen therapy (long-term or ambulatory) 2. Those who do not desaturate significantly on exertion 3. Those who do desaturate but do not demonstrate benefit using ambulatory oxygen at baseline
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exercise tolerance measured using the Endurance Shuttle Walk Test pre- and post-pulmonary rehabilitation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Quality of life measured using the Self-Report Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire 2. Anxiety and depression measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 3. Function measured using the Surrey Information on Function Tool All are questionnaires completed pre- and post-pulmonary rehabilitation. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed