The effect of wohole body vibration training therapy on patients with acute exacerbated COPD
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- J44.10
- Registration Number
- DRKS00005979
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 49
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with a documented exacerbation of a pre-existing COPD (GOLD 2 - 4) as defined in the national current guidelines (Nationale Versorgungsleitlinie 2007: Worsening of pre-existing symptoms that resulted in the addition of antibiotics and/or corticosteroids) and written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
No COPD
Stable COPD
ACS (Elevation of TNI, CK, ECG abnormalities that may indicate myocardial infarction)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Difference of 6-MWT on admission and discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of Live, Chair-Rising-Test, Muscle Sonography (Cross-sectional area), Inflammatory Markers, Markers of Muscle Activity