Home breathing machine for severe COPD with high CO2 levels
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether using a breathing machine (called non-invasive ventilation, or BiPAP) at home can help people with severe COPD breathe better and possibly live longer. It is for people whose blood CO2 levels stay high even after a COPD flare-up.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years old or older.
- You must have severe COPD (GOLD stage 3 or 4), confirmed by breathing tests.
- You must have high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in your blood that stay high even after your COPD flare-up has improved.
- You must not have other major lung problems, like sleep apnea, obesity-related breathing issues, or lung fibrosis.
- You must not have had a breathing tube or tracheostomy in the last 2 months.
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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