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Ventilatory Adaptation to Concentric Versus Eccentric Exercise in Patients With Severe COPD

Not Applicable
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severe
Interventions
Other: Incremental Concentric-eccentric exercise test
Other: Incremental Eccentric-concentric exercise test
Registration Number
NCT03923660
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Brief Summary

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) based on concentric exercise training has become an integral component in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), improving functional capacities while diminishing symptoms and improving quality of life.

However, the response to concentric exercise training is heterogeneous from one COPD patient to another. The inability of some COPD patients to achieve the exercise intensities required to stress limb muscles due to severe ventilatory limitation could partially explain their poor response to training.

Endurance exercise with eccentric muscle contractions could be an interesting alternative to concentric exercise because it produces greater muscle force through its lower metabolic cost. Eccentric exercise could allow patients with severe airflow limitation to perform prolonged exercise sessions with sufficient intensity to improve muscle function.

Nevertheless, a recent study performed in healthy young subjects reported that eccentric exercise induced a more hyperpneic breathing pattern (i.e., lower tidal volume and higher breathing frequency) that concentric for a given minute ventilation.

The main objective of CONvEX study is to compare ventilatory adaptation between two modalities of exercise performed on cycle ergometer (concentric versus eccentric) in severe COPD patients.

Detailed Description

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) based on concentric exercise training has become an integral component in the treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), improving functional capacities while diminishing symptoms and improving quality of life.

However, the response to concentric exercise training is heterogeneous from one COPD patient to another. The inability of some COPD patients to achieve the exercise intensities required to stress limb muscles due to severe ventilatory limitation could partially explain their poor response to training.

Endurance exercise with eccentric muscle contractions could be an interesting alternative to concentric exercise because it produces greater muscle force through its lower metabolic cost. Eccentric exercise could allow patients with severe airflow limitation to perform prolonged exercise sessions with sufficient intensity to improve muscle function.

Nevertheless, a recent study performed in healthy young subjects reported that eccentric exercise induced a more hyperpneic breathing pattern (i.e., lower tidal volume and higher breathing frequency) that concentric for a given minute ventilation.

The main objective of CONvEX study is to compare ventilatory adaptation between two modalities of exercise performed on cycle ergometer (concentric versus eccentric) in severe COPD patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Severe COPD (FEV1 [forced expiratory volume in 1 second] / FVC [forced vital capacity] < 70% et FEV1 < 50%)
  • Informed consent
  • Affiliation to a social security scheme
Exclusion Criteria
  • Effort oxygen therapy
  • Cardiovascular, neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders that can provide significant dyspnea or limit exercise
  • Legal incapacity
  • Low or no cooperation anticipated

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Concentric-eccentricIncremental Concentric-eccentric exercise testConcentric-eccentric
Eccentric-concentricIncremental Eccentric-concentric exercise testEccentric-concentric
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ventilatory adaptationweek 1

Breathing frequency/tidal volume ratio at the maximum common minute ventilation.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ventilatory efficiencyweek 1

Minute ventilation/Carbon dioxide production ratio

Dynamic hyperinflationweek 1

Dynamic hyperinflation will be assessed through iterative inspiratory capacity (IC) measurment during exercise. A decrease in IC \>150 mL compared to resting levels at any time point during exercise will be considered as dynamic hyperinflation.

Quadriceps muscle enrollmentweek 1

2.4 GHz electromyographic activity of vastus lateralis recorded using surface electrod (Cometa Wave Plus wireless EMG)

Toleranceweek 1

Borg modified scale \[ranging from 0 to 10\] for dyspnoea 0 indicates no dyspnoea and 10 the maximum dyspnoea

Brachial muscle enrollmentweek 1

2.4 GHz electromyographic activity of biceps brachii recorded using surface electrod (Cometa Wave Plus wireless EMG)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Besançon

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Besançon, France

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