Study questions if oxygen tanks help lung patients walk better

NCT ID NCT06384534

Summary

This study tested whether using portable oxygen during exercise helps people with serious lung blood vessel diseases walk farther. Forty Swiss patients with pulmonary hypertension walked for six minutes with and without oxygen to compare results. Researchers wanted to see if using oxygen was at least as good as breathing regular air for their walking ability.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital Zürich

    Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

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