Can oxygen during exercise supercharge lung rehab for ILD patients?
NCT ID NCT07679854
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether adding high-flow nasal oxygen during exercise training can improve endurance and quality of life for people with chronic fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD). Participants undergo a 4-week pulmonary rehabilitation program, receiving either high-flow oxygen or standard oxygen during cycling exercises. The study measures how long they can exercise at a constant workload, along with walking distance and breathing comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-flow nasal oxygen
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could make pulmonary rehabilitation more effective for people with ILD, helping them exercise longer and breathe easier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with 60 participants. The benefits may be modest, and high-flow oxygen may not be practical or comfortable for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years. * Confirmed diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD). * Indication for pulmonary rehabilitation according to current guidelines, defined as exercise limitation associated with significant functional impairment. * Clinically stable disease with no recent exacerbation requiring treatment modification within the previous 3 months. * Affiliation with a health insurance/social security system. * Ability to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent. Non-inclusion Criteria: * Inability to perform cycle ergometer exercise testing. * Participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program within the previous 6 months. * Any contraindication to exercise testing according to standard clinical practice. * Inability to provide informed consent. * Current participation in another interventional study during an exclusion period. * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * Individuals deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision. * Adults under legal protection or guardianship.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Association Dieulefit Santé
Dieulefit, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 26220, France
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