Does extra oxygen during rehab help lung disease patients?
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether breathing extra oxygen during outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation helps people with COPD. Participants will have their oxygen levels checked during exercise to see if extra oxygen improves their rehab results.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with COPD and have a history of smoking at least 10 pack-years.
- You are currently in a pulmonary rehab program.
- You are at least 18 years old and your condition has been stable for more than 3 weeks.
- Your oxygen level at rest is 88% or higher, but it drops during a 6-minute walk test.
- You are not on long-term oxygen therapy and do not have other serious health problems that would interfere.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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