Muscle Activity and Sensation During Upright Partitioned Leg Exercise in COPD
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Interventions
- Device: scooting
- Registration Number
- NCT02613351
- Lead Sponsor
- West Park Healthcare Centre
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to determine if: the large muscles of the leg, activated during walking, are also active during scooting; whether scooting alters the relationship between leg and breathing heaviness; whether there is evidence of leg fatigue during scooting.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
- Diagnosis of COPD: FEV1 < 80 % and FEV1/FVC < 0.7;
- Able to communicate in English
- Clinically stable
Exclusion Criteria
- predominant co-morbidities or treatments that might influence the results of exercise testing
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description scooting scooting incremental test to establish the relationship between leg and breathing heaviness with increasing demand (speed) during scooting
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method slope of the relationship between self-reported breathing and leg heaviness using Borg scale 1 week Borg scale ratings of breathing and leg heaviness will be measured during stepwise incremental speed exercise tests. The relationship between leg and breathing heaviness with increasing demand (speed) is quantified by the slope of the relationship between self-reported breathing and leg heaviness under each condition of customary walking and scooting.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Westpark Health Care Centre
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada