Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0264167246
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Does using a handheld fan to blow air over the face, with a wet-wipe to increase facial cooling, result in improved exercise capacity or speed subjective recovery time in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Respiratory: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Intervention
Randomised Controlled trial. Patients allocated to:
1. Fan and wipe or
2. Empty handed in walk test
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Distance walked in incremental shuttle walk test
2. Subjective recovery time
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
22/08/2005
Overall trial end date
30/08/2006
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients with COPD due to attend pulmonary rehabilitation programme, previous attendees who have expressed an interest in participating in research and patients attending respiratory out-patients clinic
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
32
Participant exclusion criteria
Exacerbation of COPD or changed medication in previous 4 weeks or those receiving long term oxygen therapy, other condition which limits exercise testing.
Recruitment start date
22/08/2005
Recruitment end date
30/08/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
C/O Research and Effectiveness Department
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Not defined
Funder name
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust (UK) - NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary