Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on dyspnea, exercise capacity and health status in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000002309
- Lead Sponsor
- agasaki University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with collagen vascular disease, occupational lung disease, sarcoidosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias were excluded. Others were MRC grade 5, severe orthopedic or neurological disorders limiting exercise performance, unstable cardiac disease, inability to understand or complete questionnaires and previous participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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