Additive effects of short-acting bronchodilators in COPD patients who still had dyspnea in their daily lives despite long-acting bronchodilators.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000003192
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences, Shinshu University School of Health Sciences.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
The patients who considered to have risks for exercise test, such as coronary vascular disease, arythmia, and heart failure are excluded from this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exercise tolerance and maximum Borg Scale for dyspnea on shuttle walking test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spirometry and dynamic hyperinflation.