(In)voluntary assessed quadriceps muscle endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional observation study.
Completed
- Conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasechronic lung disease with persistent obstruction of the airways10006436
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON51402
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
• COPD, based on GOLD classification
• Clinically stable according to the pulmonary physician, i.e. no exacerbation
and/or hospitalization within the previous 4 weeks
• Age between 40-80 years
Exclusion Criteria
• Inability to understand the Dutch language
• Musculoskeletal and neurological problems influencing quadriceps muscle
function testing
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method