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The characteristics of patients and breathing causing dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation, a factor in dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; a retrospective study.

Not Applicable
Conditions
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000048373
Lead Sponsor
agoya University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
174
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Persons with heart failure. Patients with exacerbations or respiratory infections within 3 months. Patients with serious cardiac disease or arrhythmia. Patients who have difficulty in walking due to motor or cognitive dysfunction. Patients on long-term oxygen therapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The decrease of the inspiratory capacity after 20, 30, and 40 bpm of hyperventilations relative to the inspiratory capacity at rest, as a index of dynamic pulmonary hyperinflation.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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