The ‘heart rate’ for the lungs: can breathing-specific metrics be used to better tailor exercise training for people with chronic lung disease?

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• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000110684
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Hayley Lewthwaite

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 6 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

•Are aged 18 years or older
•Self-report being previously diagnosed with COPD by a medical doctor
•Meet spirometric criteria for COPD according to Global initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease criteria (forced expiratory volume in 1-sec to forced vital capacity ratio of <0.70 and/or less than the lower limit of normal)
•Are willing and able to participate in a 6-week exercise training intervention involving cycle exercise

Exclusion Criteria

•Have contraindications to lung function testing in accordance with international clinical guidelines13 (American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society; heart attack; lung collapse; blood clot in the lung; aneurysm; eye, chest or stomach surgery; or any history of coughing up significant amounts of blood in the previous 3 months)
•Have significant extra-pulmonary disease that could impair exercise tolerance
•Have an important contraindication(s) to cardiopulmonary exercise testing (e.g., significant cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological disease)
•Changed their respiratory medication dosage and/or frequency of administration in the preceding two weeks
•Had a disease exacerbation/hospitalisation in preceding six weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified