Active clinical trials for "Lung Diseases"

The purpose of this study is to develop, refine and pilot a novel complex (HELP-COPD) assessment, undertaken during or immediately after a hospital admission, which addresses the holistic care needs of people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

AZD2115 Single Ascending Dose Study

When using the Breathe Technologies Ventilation System during simulated activities of daily living (ADLs), Subjects with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease (COPD) will be comfortable and report acceptability.

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether a minimal homebased psychoeducative intervention is effective in management of anxiety and dyspnea in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of adding PA monitoring and regular feedback of a pedometer (step counter) to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program on daily PA levels and health status of patients with COPD. Patients will be randomized to either receive a PR program with PA monitoring and regular feedback of a pedometer (experimental group [EG]) or a PR program alone (control group [CG]). During the PR program, patients in the EG will receive a pedometer to self-monitor their PA and individualized step-count goals. They will continue to use the pedometers and receive individualized goals for 3 months after the program. It is expected that, by receiving individualized goals and a simple pedometer to self-monitor their PA during and after a PR program, patients with COPD will become more active and adhere to long-term rehabilitation, thus reducing the overall impact of COPD.

The overall objective of this study is to demonstrate that the IntellO2 device providing automated control of fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) adjustments in spontaneously breathing infants with fluctuating arterial blood oxygen saturation levels is safe and efficacious in the routine clinical environment. Specifically, it is hypothesized that the IntellO2 will perform as well or better than standard practice for maintaining infants' arterial blood oxygen saturation in a target range while minimizing the exposure to elevated levels of oxygen in the inspired gas.

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will examine a nurse case management model for patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a Danish municipality, and is performed in order to evaluate the use of case management as a tool in achieving integrated, quality and cost-effective care for this group of patients. The main objectives are to evaluate how case management influences on hospital admissions, mortality, quality of life and self care, as well as to compare costs and cost-effectiveness of case management vs. usual care.

The the aim of this study is to determine the benefits of Telehealth monitoring in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in severe hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) may be associated - during sleep - with recurrent episodes of patient ventilatory asynchrony, which in turn may affect quality of sleep, efficacy of ventilation and comfort of nocturnal NIV.Polysomnography (PSG) under NIV is necessary to detect these events. Adjusting ventilator settings according to respiratory events detected by PSG with NIV may improve quality of sleep, efficacy of ventilation and comfort of nocturnal NIV.

The purpose of this study is to find out more about the effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the function of blood vessels, the heart, and muscle at rest and during exercise.