Vitabreath Pilot in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

Exclusion Criteria

• •Subjects who are acutely ill, medically complicated or who are medically unstable as determined by the investigator.
• •Suffering from COPD exacerbation at time of enrollment or 60 days prior
• •Subjects who are not currently prescribed oxygen and manifest oxygen desaturation below 88% on the screening 6MWT
• •Subjects with heart disease or neuromuscular disease.
• •Subjects who are not prescribed short-acting bronchodilator medication
• •Patients who have experienced recent barotrauma or pneumothorax
• •Unstable angina or Myocardial Infarction during past month
• •Uncontrolled Hypertension (systolic blood pressure of \>180mmHg (millimeters of Mercury) and a diastolic \>100mmHg)
• •Heart Rate \>120 at rest
• •Subjects who have trouble coordinating their breathing with the device during the device training, or cannot tolerate the device mouthpiece resulting in leaks from the nasal cavity
• •Women of child-bearing potential (WOCP) who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning pregnancy during the course of the study. (WOCP must have a negative pregnancy test at every visit)