Comparison Of An Individualized Outpatient Exercise Training Versus A Standardized Outpatient Exercise Training In Patients With Mild To Very Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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• Conditions: Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; J44.8

• Registration Number: DRKS00006043
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2012-11-30
• Study Start: 2014-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

COPD GOLD I - IV
Capable to come to the facilities on a weekly basis

Exclusion Criteria

Neuromuscular diseases that prevent the patient from exercise training
Any other condition or disease that in the opinion of the investigator puts the patient to an unacceptable risk or prevents him from participating in the program

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health-related Quality of Life (COPD-Assessment-Test) before/after 3-months training period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Lung function (spirometry)<br>2. Physical exercise capability (6-minute walking test (6-MWT))<br>3. Quality of Live (St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ))<br>4. Muscle mass (ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area)<br>5. Systemic inflammation (serum level measurements of inflammatory markers)<br><br>All parameter are measured before and after a three months training period.