Gait patterns in patients with COPD during the 6-minute walk test

Completed

• Conditions: chronic bronchitis; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); 10006436; emphysema

• Registration Number: NL-OMON41654
• Lead Sponsor: CIRO+, expertisecentrum voor chronisch orgaanfalen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2017-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 252

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 40-85 years (COPD patiënts en controls age group 1) and aged 20-39 (controls age group 2).
2. Diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD guidelines (stage I-IV), only applicable for COPD patients.
3. Referral for assessment in CIRO+, and pulmonary rehabilitation in CIRO+ or CIRO+ rehabilitation network.
4. Subject is able to walk without walking aids.
5. Clinically stable evaluated by the physician.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Neuromuscular co-morbidities
2. Subject is unable to walk without walking aids
3. Subject with open wounds
4. Medical history of asthma, lung cancer, sarcoidosis, tubercolosis, long fibrosis, or any other significant respiratory disease; having undergone lung surgery (e.g. lung volume reduction, lung transplantation); any clinical relevant disease which in the opinion of the investigator may influence the results of the study.
5. Other significant respiratory disease or chronic heart failure in controls.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- 6MWD<br /><br>- variability of Centre of Mass in medio-lateral direction</p><br>