Objectives: 1. To evaluate endurance time during cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) performance comparing standard oxygen therapy to high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy in subjects with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with exertional desaturation. 2. To assess oxygenation level (peripheral and muscular) as well as dyspnea and fatigue during exercise in IPF subjects with exertional desaturation using oxygen supplementation with HFNC compared with standard oxygen supplementation. Method: multicenter crossover clinical trial. Patients with IPF presenting oxygen desaturation during the six-minute walking test (6MWT) (SpO2 mean ≤ 85%) will be included consecutively . Each subject evaluated will perform initially an incremental CPET to evaluate the patient's maximum exercise capacity. Supplemental oxygen will be applied to maintain SpO2 \>85% with a Venturi mask. Maximum exercise capacity and the appropriate final oxygen inspiratory fraction (FiO2) needed for the following tests will be determined. Posteriorly each patient will perform two constant load CPET (at 75% of the maximum workload achieved with the incremental CPET); one with standard oxygen therapy and the other one with HFNC oxygen therapy. Endurance time, dyspnea and leg fatigue and oxygen saturation (peripheral and muscular) will be recorded. Evaluation measures: Endurance time, dyspnea and leg fatigue (Borg scale), and oxygen saturation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy vs. standard oxygen therapy
Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, Spain
Endurance time
Endurance time (s) during the constant load CPET performance with standard oxygen therapy compared to HFNC oxygen therapy
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 week
Dyspnea and fatigue
Dyspnea and fatigue (Borg scale) at the end of the constant load CPET with standard oxygen therapy compared to HFNC oxygen therapy
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 week
Oxygen saturation
Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) during the constant load CPET with standard oxygen therapy compared to HFNC oxygen therapy
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 week
Muscle oxygen saturation (StO2)
Muscle oxygen saturation (StO2) during the constant load CPET with standard oxygen therapy compared to HFNC oxygen therapy
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 week
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