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Pulmonary Rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of th respiratory system
Registration Number
KCT0004563
Lead Sponsor
Pusan National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
35
Inclusion Criteria

1) > 40 years, 2) symptoms such as dyspnea or exercise intolerance in their daily lives, 3) Non-smoker or patient who has quit smoking for 3 months, 4) post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second / forced vital capacity < 0.7 in pulmonary function test, and 5) adequate pharmacological treatment following the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease COPD strategy

Exclusion Criteria

1) difficulty walking or any disease preventing improvement in walking ability, 2) uncontrolled extrapulmonary disease that could lead to hemodynamic instability during exercise (for example, angina pectoris, arrhythmia, or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus), 3) participation in other clinical studies, 4) resting hypoxemia due to severe respiratory failure (SpO2 < 90%),

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
6-minute walk distance
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximal inspiratory and maximal expiratory pressure,peak cough flow ,Grip strength, Bioelectrical impedance analysis, The COPD Assessment Test and the St. George&#39;s Respiratory Questionnaire, BODE index
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