The effect of water-based exercise in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, preventable, and treatable condition, characterized by persistent airflow limitation. The most noticeable exercise-limiting symptom of COPD is a dyspnea symptom and associated with a respiratory muscle dysfunction.water-based exercisechronic obstructive pulmonary diseaserehabilitationexercise capacitypulmonary functionmuscle strength
- Registration Number
- TCTR20210125005
- Lead Sponsor
- Thammasat University Research Fund
- Brief Summary
The water-based exercise program could be recommended to the COPD rehabilitation program for improving the endurance exercise capacity and inspiratory muscle strength.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 14
Inclusion Criteria
Participants who had confirmed diagnosis of COPD according to the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) <70% that was in stable phase, age between 40-75 years old, were referred to outpatient at Thammasat university hospital were included in this study.
Exclusion Criteria
Psychiatric disorders, cognitive disorders, progressive neurological or neuromuscular disorders, progressive musculoskeletal disorders, severe orthopedic problems that impact in activity in dairy life
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exercise capacity at 8 weeks after end of the intervention seconds
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Respiratory function at 8 weeks after end of the intervention percentage of predicted values,Muscle strength at 8 weeks after end of the intervention Nm,Balance ability at 8 weeks after end of the intervention seconds