Does using a handheld fan and wet-wipe improve exercise capacity or speed resolution of breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
ISRCTN | ISRCTN94278636 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN94278636 |
Secondary identifying numbers | N0264167246 |
- Submission date
- 29/09/2006
- Registration date
- 29/09/2006
- Last edited
- 28/02/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr David Derry
Scientific
Scientific
C/O Research and Effectiveness Department
Level 1 Old Building
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)117 928 3473 |
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Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | 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(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | 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 |
Primary outcome measure | 1. Distance walked in incremental shuttle walk test 2. Subjective recovery time |
Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
Overall study start date | 22/08/2005 |
Completion date | 30/08/2006 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 32 |
Key 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 |
Key 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. |
Date of first enrolment | 22/08/2005 |
Date of final enrolment | 30/08/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
C/O Research and Effectiveness Department
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Government
Government
The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
Funders
Funder type
Not defined
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust (UK) - NHS R&D Support Funding
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |