Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypoxia
Conditions
Brief summary
The project will test the hypothesis that lung ventilation during exercise is unaffected by oxygen supplementation. In addition, the acute effect of oxygen supplementation on dyspnoea, heart rate and blood pressure will be studied.
Interventions
DRUGOxygen
supplementary oxygen during exercise
Sponsors
LHL Helse
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 95 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exclusion criteria
* No exacerbation * No active heart disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary ventilation | 1 hour |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyspnoea | 1 hour |
| Heart rate | 1 hour |
| Blood pressure | 1 hour |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed