The investigators aim to study the effect of SOT in participants with pulmonary vascular diseases (PVD) defined as pulmonary arterial hypertension or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PH) who permanently live \>2500m on 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) assessed at 2840m.
Participants with PVD diagnosed with precapillary PH with right heart catheterization and classified to groups 1 and 4 (PAH or CTEPH) who permanently live at HA \>2500 (PVDHA) will have 6-minute walk distance near their living altitude in Quito at 2840m with and without SOT at 3l/min via nasal cannula according to a randomized cross-over design.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
6-minute walk distance (6MWD) test will be performed according to clinical standards
6-minute walk distance (6MWD) test will be performed according to clinical standards additionally with supplemental oxygen therapy (3l/min, nasal)
University Hospital Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
6-minute walk distance (6MWD) with supplemental oxygen therapy (SOT) vs. ambient air at 2840m
Change in 6MWD in meter between SOT 3l/min via nasal cannula vs. ambient air at 2840m
Time frame: after 6 minute
SpO2 at rest and peak 6MWD with SOT vs. ambient air at 2840m
Change of the arterial oxygen saturation by pulseoximetry (SpO2) at rest and at peak 6MWD with SOT 3l /min vs. ambient air at 2840 m
Time frame: 6 minutes
Heart rate at rest and peak 6MWD with SOT vs. ambient air at 2840m
Change of heart rate (bpm) at rest and at peak 6MWD with SOT 3l /min vs. ambient air at 2840 m
Time frame: 6 minutes
Blood pressure at rest and peak 6MWD with SOT vs. ambient air at 2840m
Change of Blood pressure (mmHg) at rest and at peak 6MWD with SOT 3l /min vs. ambient air at 2840 m
Time frame: 6 minutes
Borg dyspnea scale at rest and peak 6MWD with SOT vs. ambient air at 2840m
Change of Borg dyspnea scale at rest and at peak 6MWD with SOT 3l /min vs. ambient air at 2840 m
Time frame: 6 minutes
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