euromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training on balance in COPD patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Respiratorychronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- PACTR201706002340256
- Lead Sponsor
- mekki marwa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 94
Inclusion Criteria
1) a diagnosis of COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria and post-bronchodilator results on spirometry of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) / Forced vital capacity (FVC) < 0.7 according to GOLD guidelines (2) absence of other obstructive disease (asthma, bronchiectasis...) and (3) lack of musculoskeletal or neurologic conditions that might affect their exercise performance, symptomatic cardiac disease, or previous lung surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals who smoke and those who run significant response to bronchodilators, defined as an increase in FEV1 over 12% from predicted values were excluded from our study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Exercise tolerance, balance, Time Up and Go (TUG) test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the quadriceps muscle were recorded.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pulmonary function testing