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| Rehaler | INDUSTRY |
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Background: Chronic Idiopathic Hyperventilation (CIH) is a form of dysfunctional breathing which has proven hard to treat effectively. The investigators hypothesised that by periodically inducing normocapnia over several weeks, it would be possible to raise the normal resting level/set point of CO2 and achieve a reduction of symptoms.
Methods: Six CIH patients were treated two hours a day for four weeks with a novel breathing mask. The mask was used to induce normocapnia in these chronically hypocapnic patients.
Capillary blood gases (PcCO2, pH, Standard Base Excess (SBE) etc.) were measured at baseline and once each week at least three hours after mask use, as well as spirometric values, breath holding tolerance and hyperventilation symptoms as per the Nijmegen Questionnaire (NQ),.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partial Rebreathing Mask | Experimental | A novel membrane breathing mask which facilitates a partial rebreathing of expired gas (thereby raising systemic CO2), while allowing a diffusion of oxygen from the atmosphere to the user, through the membranes. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial Rebreathing Mask | Device | Inducing normal CO2 for two hours a day for four weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Blood gas and acid/base status | pH, PCO2, PO2, Standard Base Excess | Once every week in the treatment period of four weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Hyperventilation symptoms | Nijmegen Questionnaire | once a week |
| Breath Hold Tolerance | once a week | |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Chronic idiopathic hyperventilation, i.e.:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ronald Dahl | Aarhus University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Aarhus University Hospital | Aarhus | DK-8000 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006985 | Hyperventilation |
| D000472 | Alkalosis, Respiratory |
| D000142 | Acidosis, Respiratory |
| ID | Term |
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| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D012818 | Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
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| Spirometric values |
FEV1, FVC |
| once a week |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D000471 | Alkalosis |
| D000137 | Acid-Base Imbalance |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D012131 | Respiratory Insufficiency |
| D000138 | Acidosis |