ordic walking to improve functional exercise capacity and daily physical activities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)RespiratoryOther chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN31525632
- Lead Sponsor
- udwig Boltzmann Institute for COPD (Ludwid Boltzmann Institut für COPD) (Austria)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Both males and females, age >18 years
2. Stable COPD (no infection or exacerbation for at least 12 weeks)
3. Absence of severe and/or unstable cardiac diseases (myocardial infarction within the last 6 month, cardiac arrhythmia Lown classification >IIIb, as shown by electrocardiogram during rest and maximal exercise test)
4. Absence of other pathologic conditions that could impair daily physical activities (cerebrovascular diseases, rheumatism, symptomatic osteoporosis and others)
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional exercise capacity, assessed using the six minute walking test (6MWT).<br><br>All primary and secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline and after 3, 6, and 9 month.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Daily physical activities, assessed using a tri-axial accelerometer (DynaPort® Activity Monitor; McRoberts BV, Netherlands)<br>2. Exercise-induced dyspnoea, assessed using the modified Borg Dyspnoea Scale <br>3. Mood status, assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)<br><br>All primary and secondary outcome measures will be assessed at baseline and after 3, 6, and 9 month.