Effect of Belt electrode - Skeletal muscle Electrical Stimulation (B-SES) on physical performance in COPD patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000024443
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyoto University
- Brief Summary
The planned study period has ended. During the course of the study, due to an injury to the core researcher, only 3 patients in the intervention group and 3 in the control group were enrolled and measured. The interim analysis showed no trend toward improvement in either the primary or secondary endpoints in the intervention group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1.Difficulties to walk due to musculoskeletal abnormality or neurological disease. 2.use of steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the past 6 weeks (oral prednisone more than 20mg/day) 3.currently on treatment of malignant disease, or cured but within 5-year disease free period 4.having completed pulmonary rehabilitation program within 6 months 5.implanted heart pacemaker
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of the lower limb / knee extension muscle strength after 12 weeks of intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in the physical function (handgrip strength, gait speed, 6 min walk test), quality of life (CAT-COPD Assesment Test), ADL (ADL-D score)and COPD grade (modified BORG scale, BODE index) after 12 weeks of intervention