Sleep
Conditions
Interventions
A group of 10 patients with a previous diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD, from the Pulmonology Outpatient Clinic of Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio (HUWC) and Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlo
Device
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients; over 40 years old; diagnosed with COPD by spirometric criteria, classified as moderate or severe; with stable disease characterized by the absence of exacerbation for more than 2 months; with absence of other pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal and neurological morbidities; and who signed the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who did not complete the study protocol; and who did not sign the free and informed consent form
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome: Evaluation of the acute effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on sleep latency and phases, and on the occurrence of respiratory events during sleep, in patients with COPD. This analysis was performed by comparing the quantitative data between the two polysomnography exams (without NIV and with NIV). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome: Evaluation of the acute effects of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on arterial hypoxemia and heart rate (HR) during sleep in patients with COPD. This analysis was performed by comparing the quantitative data between the two polysomnography exams (without NIV and with NIV). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJuliana Lino
Universidade Federal do Ceará
Outcome results
None listed