Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Lung Transplantation

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2015

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2018

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2018

Conditions
Disorder Related to Lung TransplantationCentral Airway StenosisAirway Exudative PlaquesAirway Complications Post-Lung Transplantation
Interventions
DRUG

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

2 hours of breathing \>99% medical grade oxygen inside an air-pressurized chamber at 2 ATA once a day for 20 sessions. These sessions will be scheduled 3-5 times per week, depending on the availability of the patient and the hyperbaric medicine physician.

PROCEDURE

Endobronchial Biopsy of Airway Epithelium

During standard post-transplantation bronchoscopies, participants in this study will undergo an endobronchial biopsy of the airway epithelium for each donor lung.

Trial Locations (1)

27710

Duke University Medical Center, Durham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Duke University

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