Status:

UNKNOWN

Respiratory Muscle Strength in Patients With Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) or With a Precursor of the Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Wissenschaftliches Institut Bethanien e.V

Conditions:

Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

Using an extensive set of both volitional and non-volitional tests of respiratory muscle function and strength it is the aim of this study to * identify potential determinants for the development of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with BMI \> 30 and obesity-associated hypoventilation stages I - IV
  • patients with BMI \> 30 and elevated OHS-risk (= obstructive sleep apnea without hypercapnia)
  • age:18-80 years
  • capacity to consent

Exclusion

  • any other disease, that causes ventilatory insufficiency
  • pacemaker, defibrillators or device for deep brain or vagus nerve stimulation
  • esophagitis, Barrett-esophagus, esophageal cancer
  • acute gastritis and ulcera ventriculi
  • epilepsy
  • any medical, psychological or other condition impairing the patient's ability to provide informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2019

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03854058

Start Date

May 1 2019

End Date

December 1 2024

Last Update

December 15 2023

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Institut für Pneumologie an der Universität zu Köln / Wissenschaftliches Institut Bethanien für Pneumologie e.V.

Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 42699