Does the Dyspnea Challenge detect changes in exertional breathlessness?

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Exertional Dyspnea; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Heart Failure; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000700639
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Norman Morris

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 10 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. A known diagnosis of COPD (GOLD I – IV) or Heart Failure (NYHA I – IV).
2. Clinically stable and/or on stable, optimized therapy for two weeks prior to enrolment for COPD patients and six weeks for heart failure patients.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Significant co-morbidities that would exclude exertional exercise or any contraindications to exercise as outlined by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, Eighth Edition, 2010, Wolters Kluwer/LIppincott Williams and Wilkins. Philadelphia, USA)
2. Inability to walk on a treadmill

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified