Feasibility of Progressive Knee Extension Strength Training Using Ankle Weight Cuffs in Patients Hospitalized With COPD in Acute Exacerbation
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- COPD
- Sponsor
- Frederikssunds Hospital, Denmark
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Increase of training load during admission
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
To examine the feasibility of progressive unilateral knee-extension strength training using ankle weight cuffs in patients hospitalized due to acute exacerbation in COPD
Detailed Description
We decided that feasibility is indicated if: 1) the absolute training loads increase progressively, 2) more than 80% of the planned training sessions are completed, and 3)if the absolute training loads do not exceed 20 kg (2 x10kg weight cuffs) for 90% of patients.
Investigators
Linette Marie Kofod
Physiotherapist
Frederikssunds Hospital, Denmark
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have a primary diagnosis of COPD
- •Be admitted to the pulmonary ward due to an exacerbation in COPD
- •Provide informed consent to participation in the study
- •Be able to maintain an upright position on a chair
- •Be able to be guided to training and understand instructions for participating
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients suffering from diseases that prevents the use of wrist weights such as
- •Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
- •Erysipelas
- •Painful edema of the limbs
- •Lack of ability to walk, habitually
- •Predicted hospital stay of less than four days as predicted by a pulmonary physician
- •Patients admitted Friday night or Saturday morning cannot be stared up within 24 hours of admittance
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Increase of training load during admission
Time Frame: The patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 days
Change in training loads measured by the number of kilos lifted using ankle weight cuffs in 3 sets of 10 repetition maximum at the first training day to the number of kilos lifted at the last training day
Secondary Outcomes
- Maximal isometric knee extension strength(The patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 days)
- Sit-to- stand- test(The patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 days)
- Timed Up and Go (TUG)(The patients will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 days)