Effect of nocturnal oxygen therapy on exercise performance of COPD patients at 2048 m: data from a randomized clinical trial

Effect of nocturnal oxygen therapy on exercise performance of COPD patients at 2048 m: data from a randomized clinical trial

Abstract This trial evaluates whether nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) during a stay at 2048 m improves altitude-induced exercise intolerance in lowlanders with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 32 lowlanders with moderate to severe COPD, mean ± SD forced expiratory volume in the first sec...

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Main Authors: Sophia Gutweniger, Tsogyal D. Latshang, Sayaka S. Aeschbacher, Fabienne Huber, Deborah Flueck, Mona Lichtblau, Stefanie Ulrich, Elisabeth D. Hasler, Philipp M. Scheiwiller, Silvia Ulrich, Konrad E. Bloch, Michael Furian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98395-w

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98395-w

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