Clinical Study of Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB)

NCT ID: NCT00000565

Last Updated: 2016-04-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1976-11-30

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the efficacy of long-term intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) treatment when used as an adjunct to the overall care of ambulatory outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The evaluation compared the use of IPPB with use of a powered nebulizer.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

Intermittent positive pressure breathing may be a useful adjunct therapy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is, however, quite expensive; moreover, in 1976 its treatment efficacy had not been determined. Although the effectiveness of IPPB had been previously studied, the influence of long-term treatment was not known for the following reasons: The individuals studied had been too few and were not randomly assigned to treatment groups, the patient groups were not homogeneous and their clinical and functional status were not well-documented, and precise descriptions of the manner in which IPPB was administered were not recorded.

Based on these facts, a conference on the Scientific Basis of Respiratory Therapy, co-sponsored by the American Thoracic Society and the Division of Lung Diseases, issued a recommendation to develop a controlled clinical study of IPPB. Contracts were awarded to five clinical centers and a data center in November 1976. Planning of the trial ended in November 1977. Recruitment began in April 1978 for the 985 individuals who took part in this trial and ended in October 1980. Patients enrolled after March 31, 1980, were followed for 30 months instead of 36 months. Follow-up was completed in May 1983.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Randomized, fixed sample of 985 patients. Eligible patients were assigned to a treatment group using intermittent positive pressure breathing or to a control group using a powered nebulizer for treatment 3-4 times a day. Treatments continued for 3 years. Endpoints related to quality of life and respiratory function and capability.

Conditions

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Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Interventions

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intermittent positive-pressure breathing

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Men and women, ages 30 to 74, who were ambulatory and had symptomatic chronic bronchitis or emphysema.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Nicholas Anthonisen

Role:

University of Manitoba

John Hodgkin

Role:

Loma Linda University Medical Center

Philip Hopewell

Role:

San Francisco General Hospital

David Levin

Role:

University of Oklahoma

Paul Stevens

Role:

Baylor College of Medicine

Elizabeth Wright

Role:

George Washington University

References

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Lung Diseases: Protocol for Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Collaborative Program. Bethesda, Maryland: National Institutes of Health, 1978.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Hodgkin JE and Zorn EG: Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB) in the Outpatient Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Description of the NIH Clinical Trial. Respiratory Care, 26:1095-1104, 1981.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Intermittent positive pressure breathing therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A clinical trial. Ann Intern Med. 1983 Nov;99(5):612-20. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-99-5-612.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6357018 (View on PubMed)

Prigatano GP, Parsons O, Wright E, Levin DC, Hawryluk G. Neuropsychological test performance in mildly hypoxemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1983 Feb;51(1):108-16. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.51.1.108. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6826857 (View on PubMed)

Prigatano GP, Wright EC, Levin D. Quality of life and its predictors in patients with mild hypoxemia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med. 1984 Aug;144(8):1613-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6380440 (View on PubMed)

Nagai A, West WW, Paul JL, Thurlbeck WM. The National Institutes of Health Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing trial: pathology studies. I. Interrelationship between morphologic lesions. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1985 Nov;132(5):937-45. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1985.132.5.937.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3904548 (View on PubMed)

Nagai A, West WW, Thurlbeck WM. The National Institutes of Health Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing trial: pathology studies. II. Correlation between morphologic findings, clinical findings, and evidence of expiratory air-flow obstruction. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1985 Nov;132(5):946-53. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1985.132.5.946.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3904549 (View on PubMed)

West WW, Nagai A, Hodgkin JE, Thurlbeck WM. The National Institutes of Health Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing trial--pathology studies. III. The diagnosis of emphysema. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1987 Jan;135(1):123-9. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1987.135.1.123.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3541712 (View on PubMed)

Wilson DO, Rogers RM, Wright EC, Anthonisen NR. Body weight in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The National Institutes of Health Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing Trial. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Jun;139(6):1435-8. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/139.6.1435.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2658702 (View on PubMed)

Matsuba K, Ikeda T, Nagai A, Thurlbeck WM. The National Institutes of Health Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing Trial: pathology studies. IV. The Destructive index. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1989 Jun;139(6):1439-45. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/139.6.1439.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2658703 (View on PubMed)

Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Trial Group. (Letter). Ann Intern Med, 100:458, 1984.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Study Documents

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Document Type: Individual Participant Data Set

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Document Type: Manual of Procedures

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Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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