Efficacy and applicability of expiratory pressure load training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000041250
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with malignant tumors 2) Patients with active infection 3) Patients with severe heart disease 4) Patients with asthma 5) Patients whose drug regimen was changed during this study 6) Patients who are receiving pulmonary rehabilitation 7) Patients who receive oxygen therapy during exercise 8) Patients with a history of pneumothorax or who have a giant bulla with a high risk of developing pneumothorax 9) In addition to the above exclusion criteria, patients judged by their physician to be ineligible to participate in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Endurance time, which will be evaluated by constant work rate exercise test during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in patients with severe and very severe COPD.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method