Effects of Strength Training with Vascular Occlusion on the physical performance and pulmonary function of people with COPD

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Other pulmonary obstructive diseases; J44.1

• Registration Number: RBR-738h37
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal da Paraíba

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnostic of moderate or severe COPD (post-bronchodilatatior VEF1 between 30 and 60% of the predicted value); aging 50 years or more; clinicaly stable for at least a month before treatment (infections or acute exarcebations); non-smokers or ex-smokers for at least a year; without cardiovascular or orthopedic diseases that make impossible performing the exercises; being under medical treatment; have bachial-ankle index between 0.9 and 1.3, indicating that there is no risk of peripherical artery disease.

Exclusion Criteria

Will be excluded from the sample those who: exarcebate the disease during the treatment protocol; stop taking medication; present oxygen saturation smaller then 85% during exercises.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase of strength, functional capacity and pulmonary function for the strength training with blood flow restriction group after 6 weeks of treatment, in comparison with the group without blood flow restriction and control group.;No improvement on the pulmonary function was observe in any of the groups. Regarding the strength and functional capacity both with and without blood flow restriction groups improved, with a clinical difference between them being the blood flow restriction group more efficient. The control group did not presented improvement in any of the variables.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement on the Dyspnoea-12 questionnaire for the strength training with blood flow restriction group after 6 weeks of treatment, in comparison with the group without blood flow restriction and control group.;Both with and without blood flow restriction groups improved the Dyspnoea-12 score, with a clinical difference between them being the blood flow restriction group more efficient. The control group did not presented improvement.