ovel approach on pulmonary rehabilitation for Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) 1 - 3: A single-blinded randomised controlled trial protocol
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- AECOPDRespiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000988550
- Lead Sponsor
- ational University of Malaysia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 62
Inclusion Criteria
Male and female patients age between 25 to 65 years old
- Diagnosed with acute exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
(AECOPD) GOLD 1-3
- Cognitively compliant or mentally stable
- Clinically stable state
- Able to understand simple Malay and English languages.
Exclusion Criteria
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (Blood pressure of higher than 180/120 mmHg)
- Recent coronary artery diseases such as angina and congestive heart failure
- Orthopedic pathology of walking difficulties such as bone fractures, bone deformities
- Chronic respiratory failure of fully dependent on long term oxygen therapy such as
pulmonary embolism
- Cerebral difficulties/failures such as cerebral palsy, cerebral vascular accident
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method