Randomised trial of nasal mask versus full-face mask for the application of non-invasive ventilation in patients admitted to Queen's Medical Centre with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive airways disease and hypercapnic respiratory failure

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN63026442

Enrollment

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2002-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Respiratory Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interventions

Not provided at time of registration 17/09/2012: Please note that this trial was stopped due to a lack of funding

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Total number of subjects = 50.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of arterial blood gases at 1 h and 4 h, the length of time patients spend on the ventilator in the first 24 h, the comfort of the patient (visual analogue scale) and the survival to discharge.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026