Status:
COMPLETED
The Obesity-hypoventilation Syndrome Study of Clinical Characteristics and Predictive Factors of Response to Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Collaborating Sponsors:
Spanish Respiratory Society
Conditions:
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Main objective: To describe clinical and functional characteristics of the obese hypoventilating patient; to study the relation between the obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and the obstructive ...
Detailed Description
HYPOTHESIS: Patients with OHS may be characterized and differentiated from obese patients without associated respiratory pathology on the basis of clinical, functional and metabolic data. There is a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Obesity degree I-III (Body mass index, BMI \>30 Kg/m2)
- Stable daytime PCO2 \>45 mmHg.
- Age \< 75 years
- Absence of other parenchymal, respiratory or neuromuscular diseases, diseases of the chest wall which may occur concomitantly with hypoventilation.
- Absence of exclusion criteria.
Exclusion
- Cognitive disorders that interfere with the administration of the clinical questionnaires.
- Severe comorbidity.
- FEV1/FVC ratio \< 65% in the forced spirometry.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
110 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00938977
Start Date
June 1 2003
Last Update
July 14 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 08025