Prospective Study Comparing Different Modalities of Oxygen Delivery During Assessment of Functional Exercise Capacity

NCT ID: NCT00484562

Last Updated: 2016-10-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

39 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-05-31

Study Completion Date

2006-09-30

Brief Summary

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Objectives:

The objective of this study is to determine if any differences exist between the varying modes of portable oxygen delivery systems including liquid oxygen, a portable concentrator, portable devices filled at home from a concentrator, and medical grade compressed oxygen (either an M6 size or D size cylinder).

Hypothesis:

Patients who are prescribed LTOT will show similar physiologic responses to exercise when using differing modalities of portable oxygen delivery systems.

Detailed Description

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There are over 900,000 individuals currently utilizing Long Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT) in this country. LTOT is administered by using one or a combination of three basic delivery systems: compressed gas cylinder, liquid oxygen system, and oxygen concentrator. Each of the base oxygen delivery systems has unique advantages and disadvantages regarding operation, function, and cost.

The majority of LTOT users require oxygen during ambulation. Within the home this is accomplished by a 20-50-foot extension tubing. Extending the length of the tubing allows the user (patient) to ambulate up to the extended distance from the base oxygen delivery system. Limitations are of course, the distance, becoming entangled in the tubing and it is not conducive for short trips such as to the mailbox.

Ambulation outside the home, however, requires the use of a "portable oxygen system". Put simplistically, portable oxygen systems are miniaturized versions of the base systems. Here also, each particular delivery system has inherent advantages and disadvantages.

An important development in portable oxygen systems has been the advent of pulse-dose technology. Pulse-dose technology allows both the gaseous and liquid portable systems to conserve oxygen delivery. During the inspiratory phase of breathing a solenoid control valve opens "dosing" a bolus of gas flow through the cannula. Unlike traditional continuous-flow cannula, where oxygen is delivered during both the inspiratory and expiratory cycle, pulse-dose technology only delivers oxygen during in an inspiratory phase of breathing. Oxygen flow that is delivered only during inspiration results in less total oxygen consumption. This in-turn allows relatively small portable oxygen systems to be more efficient and last longer. Such efficiency is not only important to the patient, but also to the Home Medical Equipment (HME) provider. Portable oxygen systems that incorporate pulse-dose technology typically decrease the home visits required to deliver to replenish the patient's oxygen supply.

One portable technology allows the patient to refill small oxygen devices in their home, but uses electricity (battery or AC) for functionality, providing economic hardship for some patients who are prescribed LTOT. Another portable technology is an actual portable oxygen concentrator that is lightweight and operates on electricity as well.

By comparison, the oxygen delivered to patients by HME providers, in either cylinder or liquid form, is an indirect product of liquefaction of air. Stringent FDA repackaging production and transfilling processes must be met. Strength and purity testing requires such "medical grade" oxygen be at least 99.5% pure. Such medical grade oxygen containers typically result in 100% oxygen being provided to the participant.

Conditions

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COPD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard oxygen delivery system

Standard oxygen tank with pulse dose regulator

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard oxygen delivery system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Standard oxygen tank with pulse dose regulator

Homefill oxygen delivery system

Homefill oxygen delivery system, pre-filled from a larger oxygen concentrator base unit.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Homefill oxygen delivery system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Homefill oxygen delivery system, pre-filled from a larger oxygen concentrator base unit.

Helios oxygen delivery system

Liquid oxygen portable system pre-filled from a larger liquid oxygen tank

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Helios oxygen delivery system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Liquid oxygen portable system pre-filled from a larger liquid oxygen tank

FreeStyle oxygen system

portable battery-powered oxygen concentrator delivery system

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

FreeStyle oxygen system

Intervention Type DEVICE

portable battery-powered oxygen concentrator delivery system

Interventions

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Standard oxygen delivery system

Standard oxygen tank with pulse dose regulator

Intervention Type DEVICE

Homefill oxygen delivery system

Homefill oxygen delivery system, pre-filled from a larger oxygen concentrator base unit.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Helios oxygen delivery system

Liquid oxygen portable system pre-filled from a larger liquid oxygen tank

Intervention Type DEVICE

FreeStyle oxygen system

portable battery-powered oxygen concentrator delivery system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults (18 years of age and older)
* Current users of prescribed LTOT
* Patients who meet the Category IV classification (Very Severe) of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
* Medicare criteria for long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT)
* Exhibit dyspnea on exertion while breathing room air
* No exacerbation of COPD within previous 6 weeks, a resting oxygen saturation of less than 90% on room air (no supplemental oxygen) and receiving LTOT with a pulse-dose generator as prescribed by a physician

Exclusion Criteria

* Children (persons under age 18), fetuses, neonates, pregnant women, prisoners
* Unstable angina during the previous month
* Myocardial infarction during the previous month
* Resting heart rate of \> 120
* Systolic blood pressure of \>180mmHg
* Diastolic blood pressure of \>100 mmHg
* Physical limitations which render the participant unable to walk
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Tyco Healthcare Group

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Missouri-Columbia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shawna L Strickland, MEd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Missouri-Columbia

Locations

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Harry S Truman Veterans Administration Medical Center

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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060507

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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