Reproducibility of a 6-minute cycle ergometer test protocol in patients with COPD.
Completed
- Conditions
- emphysema10024970Chronic bronchitis
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35957
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Inclusion Criteria
-patient has provided written informed consent;
-patient is diagnosed with COPD (FEV1 / FVC postbronchodilatoir < 70%);
-patient is clinically stable;
-patient has stopped smoking;
-patient had an indication for lung rehabilitation and has finished lung rehabilitation (out-patient group).
Exclusion Criteria
-patient is hypoxic at rest (PaO2 < 55 mg Hg);
-patient has experienced exacerbations in the last 8 weeks before commencement of the study.
-comorbidities that influence exercise tollerance
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The CV (coefficient of variation) of the 6- minute cycle test is the main<br /><br>measure of this study.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary study parameters for this study are;<br /><br>- Total work performed (KJ) in the test;<br /><br>-Borg score for dyspnea and Borg score for perceived exertion in the legs,<br /><br>before and after completion of the 6-minute cycle test;<br /><br>-Saturation score (SpO2) (%)</p><br>