Effect of exercise training in inflammatory process control in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveC08.381.495.389
- Registration Number
- RBR-3vt4bs
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; aged over 50 years; non smokers, of both genders; clinically stable; who have not participated in regular physical training in the last 6 months
Patients with other chronic lung disease; or with rheumatoid arthritis; multiple sclerosis; decompensated diabetes; autoimmune hepatitis; chronic cardiovascular disease; malignant tumor; or with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - AIDS; use of immunosuppressive drugs; presence of musculoskeletal disorders that make it impossible to perform physical exercise; continuous use of oxygen therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected to find an increase of 2% of anti-inflammatory cells and cytokines, evaluated in peripheral blood by flow cytometry, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who will perform the exercise training compared to patients who will perform the placebo exercise.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected that the increase in anti-inflammatory response is related to the improvement of clinical symptoms and quality of life, assessed through validated questionnaires, of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who will perform the exercise training.