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
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN94278636
Protocol serial number	N0264167246
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Funder	United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust (UK) - NHS R&D Support Funding

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Dr David Derry
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

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
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(s)	1. Distance walked in incremental shuttle walk test 2. Subjective recovery time
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/08/2006

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	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

C/O Research and Effectiveness Department

Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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