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Meszaros M, Latshang TD, Aeschbacher SS, Huber F, Flueck D, Lichtblau M, Ulrich S, Hasler ED, Scheiwiller PM, Reinhard L, Ulrich S, Bloch KE, Furian M, Schwarz EI. Effect of Nocturnal Oxygen on Blood Pressure Response to Altitude Exposure in COPD - Data from a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2022; 16:3503-3512. [PMID: 34992358 PMCID: PMC8713709 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s331658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are particularly vulnerable to hypoxia-induced autonomic dysregulation. Hypoxemia is marked during sleep. In COPD, altitude exposure is associated with an increase in blood pressure (BP) and a decrease in baroreflex-sensitivity (BRS). Whether nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) may mitigate these cardiovascular autonomic changes in COPD at altitude is unknown. Materials and Methods In a randomized placebo-controlled cross-over trial, 32 patients with moderate-to-severe COPD living <800 m were subsequently allocated to NOT and placebo during acute exposure to altitude. Measurements were done at low altitude at 490 m and during two stays at 2048 m on NOT (3 L/min) and placebo (3 L/min, ambient air) via nasal cannula. Allocation and intervention sequences were randomized. Outcomes of interest were BP, BRS (from beat-to-beat BP measurement), BP variability (BPV), and heart rate. Results About 23/32 patients finished the trial per protocol (mean (SD) age 66 (5) y, FEV1 62 (14) % predicted) and 9/32 experienced altitude-related illnesses (8 vs 1, p < 0.05 placebo vs NOT). NOT significantly mitigated the altitude-induced increase in systolic BP compared to placebo (Δ median −5.8 [95% CI −22.2 to −1.4] mmHg, p = 0.05) but not diastolic BP (−3.5 [95% CI −12.6 to 3.0] mmHg; p = 0.21) or BPV. BRS at altitude was significantly higher in NOT than in placebo (1.7 [95% CI 0.3 to 3.4] ms/mmHg, p = 0.02). Conclusion NOT may protect from hypoxia-induced autonomic dysregulation upon altitude exposure in COPD and thus protect from a relevant increase in BP and decrease in BRS. NOT may provide cardiovascular benefits in COPD during conditions of increased hypoxemia and may be considered in COPD travelling to altitude.
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- Martina Meszaros
- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Centre of Competence Sleep & Health, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders Centre, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Centre of Competence Sleep & Health, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Lacasse Y, Sériès F, Corbeil F, Baltzan M, Paradis B, Simão P, Abad Fernández A, Esteban C, Guimarães M, Bourbeau J, Aaron SD, Bernard S, Maltais F. Randomized Trial of Nocturnal Oxygen in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1129-1138. [PMID: 32937046 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2013219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Long-term oxygen therapy improves survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic severe daytime hypoxemia. However, the efficacy of oxygen therapy for the management of isolated nocturnal hypoxemia is uncertain. METHODS We designed this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial to determine, in patients with COPD who have nocturnal arterial oxygen desaturation without qualifying for long-term oxygen therapy, whether nocturnal oxygen provided for a period of 3 to 4 years would decrease mortality or the worsening of disease such that patients meet current specifications for long-term oxygen therapy. Patients with an oxygen saturation of less than 90% for at least 30% of the recording time on nocturnal oximetry were assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive either nocturnal oxygen or ambient air from a sham concentrator (placebo). The primary outcome was a composite of death from any cause or a requirement for long-term oxygen therapy as defined by the Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy Trial (NOTT) criteria in the intention-to-treat population. RESULTS Recruitment was stopped prematurely because of recruitment and retention difficulties after 243 patients, of a projected 600, had undergone randomization at 28 centers. At 3 years of follow-up, 39.0% of the patients assigned to nocturnal oxygen (48 of 123) and 42.0% of those assigned to placebo (50 of 119) met the NOTT-defined criteria for long-term oxygen therapy or had died (difference, -3.0 percentage points; 95% confidence interval, -15.1 to 9.1). CONCLUSIONS Our underpowered trial provides no indication that nocturnal oxygen has a positive or negative effect on survival or progression to long-term oxygen therapy in patients with COPD. (Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; INOX ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01044628.).
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- Yves Lacasse
- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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- From Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec-Université Laval, Quebec, QC (Y.L., F.S., S.B., F.M.), Centre Hospitalier Affilié Universitaire de Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC (F.C.), Mount Sinai Hospital, McGill University (M.B.), and Montreal Chest Institute, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and McGill University (J.B.), Montreal, Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de Laval, Laval, QC (B.P.), and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa (S.D.A.) - all in Canada; Hospital Pedro Hispano-Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, Matosinhos (P.S.), and Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia-Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia (M.G.) - both in Portugal; and Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Getafe (A.A.F.), and Hospital Galdakao, Servicio Vasco de Salud-Osakidetza, Bizkaia (C.E.) - both in Spain
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Khor YH, Renzoni EA, Visca D, McDonald CF, Goh NSL. Oxygen therapy in COPD and interstitial lung disease: navigating the knowns and unknowns. ERJ Open Res 2019; 5:00118-2019. [PMID: 31544111 PMCID: PMC6745413 DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00118-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Domiciliary oxygen therapy is often prescribed for patients with hypoxaemia due to advanced lung disease, most commonly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) trials conducted in patients with COPD in the 1980s remain the basis for clinical decisions and guideline recommendations regarding LTOT for patients with non-COPD conditions as there is a lack of high-quality evidence concerning its use in the non-COPD population. There is also a lack of evidence for the use of ambulatory and nocturnal oxygen therapy in patients with isolated exertional and nocturnal hypoxaemia. These deficiencies pose significant challenges in patient care, with consequent discrepancies in guideline recommendations and clinical approaches. In recent years, new studies have been and are currently being conducted to fill the gaps in our understanding and use of domiciliary oxygen therapy for other indications, including ILD. This article provides a comparison of the epidemiology and significance of hypoxaemia in patients with COPD and ILD, with an up-to-date review of current evidence regarding the role of different types of domiciliary oxygen therapy in these conditions. Despite the significance of hypoxaemia in patients with chronic lung diseases, an up-to-date review shows current evidence for clinical use of domiciliary oxygen therapy remains limitedhttp://bit.ly/33aW31n
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- Yet H Khor
- Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Tradate, Italy.,Dept of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Diseases, University of Insubria, Varese-Como, Italy
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- Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia.,Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Australia.,Dept of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Lacasse Y, Bernard S, Sériès F, Nguyen VH, Bourbeau J, Aaron S, Maltais F. Multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nocturnal oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a study protocol for the INOX trial. BMC Pulm Med 2017; 17:8. [PMID: 28069009 PMCID: PMC5223547 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0343-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is the only component of the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that improves survival in patients with severe daytime hypoxemia. LTOT is usually provided by a stationary oxygen concentrator and is recommended to be used for at least 15-18 h a day. Several studies have demonstrated a deterioration in arterial blood gas pressures and oxygen saturation during sleep in patients with COPD, even in those not qualifying for LTOT. The suggestion has been made that the natural progression of COPD to its end stages of chronic pulmonary hypertension, severe hypoxemia, right heart failure, and death is dependent upon the severity of desaturation occurring during sleep. The primary objective of the International Nocturnal Oxygen (INOX) trial is to determine, in patients with COPD not qualifying for LTOT but who present significant nocturnal arterial oxygen desaturation, whether nocturnal oxygen provided for a period of 3 years decreases mortality or delay the prescription of LTOT. METHODS The INOX trial is a 3-year, multi-center, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of nocturnal oxygen therapy added to usual care. Eligible patients are those with a diagnosis of COPD supported by a history of past smoking and obstructive disease who fulfill our definition of significant nocturnal oxygen desaturation (i.e., ≥ 30% of the recording time with transcutaneous arterial oxygen saturation < 90% on either of two consecutive recordings). Patients allocated in the control group receive room air delivered by a concentrator modified to deliver 21% oxygen. The comparison is double blind. The primary outcome is a composite of mortality from all cause or requirement for LTOT. Secondary outcomes include quality of life and utility measures, costs from a societal perspective and compliance with oxygen therapy. The follow-up period is intended to last at least 3 years. DISCUSSION The benefits of LTOT have been demonstrated whereas those of nocturnal oxygen therapy alone have not. The INOX trial will likely determine whether supplemental oxygen during sleep is effective in reducing mortality, delaying the need for LTOT and improving health-related quality of life in patients with COPD who desaturate overnight. TRIAL REGISTRATION Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN50085100 ; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01044628 (date of registration: January 6, 2010).
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- Yves Lacasse
- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada.
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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- Institut thoracique de Montréal, 3650 rue St-Urbain, Montréal, Québec, H2X 2P4, Canada
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- The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus, Mailbox 211, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8L6, Canada
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- Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Québec, Québec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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