Exercise training in patients with COPD
Completed
- Conditions
- chronic bronchitisemphysema10024970
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON35203
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
•patient has provided written informed consent;
•patient is diagnosed with COPD (FEV1 / FVC postbronchodilatoir < 70%);
•patient is clinically stable;
•patient has stopped smoking;
•patient has an indication for lung rehabilitation
Exclusion Criteria
•patient is hypoxic at rest (PaO2 < 55 mg Hg)
•patient has experienced exacerbations in the last 8 weeks before commencement of the study
•patient has problems adapting to the disease, requiring a more behavioural intervention (extended programme).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary outcome variable in the study is: time trial endurance performance test<br /><br>(sec). </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Other parameters that will be measured at rest are: FEV1 (L/sec), FVC (L),<br /><br>Quality of life (questionnaire), ADL (questionnaire).<br /><br>Parameters that will be measured during maximal exercise are Peak VE (L/min),<br /><br>Peak VO2 (L/min), Peak CO2 output (L/min), SaO2 (%) HR (beats/min), dyspnea<br /><br>(visual analog scale), f (breaths/min), peak power (W), energy expenditure<br /><br>(Joules).<br /><br>PAEE will be measured during 7 days of free living by combined sensing of<br /><br>acceleration and heart rate with Actiheart-monitors.</p><br>