Effects of heat stress and exercise training on exercise capacity, dyspnea, and health-related quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- interstitial lung disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000027768
- Lead Sponsor
- agasaki University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. severe orthopedic or neurological disorders 2. non-ambulatory 3. unstable cardiac disease 4. any type of pacemaker implantation 5. active skin disease or weakness of skin 6. previous participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 6-min walk distance (6 and 12 weeks)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method isometric quadriceps force quadriceps muscle thickness dyspnea (mMRC dyspnea scale) health-related QOL (SGRQ)