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This is a study to evaluate whether exercise training and education program have beneficial effects upon the quality of life and exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: null- Patients with moderately severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/08/020755
Lead Sponsor
Dept of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

i.Moderately severe COPD in stable state or following recovery from acute episode

ii.No evidence of recent respiratory tract infection (within the last 6 weeks)

iii.Subjects possessing cognitive ability to comprehend and follow advice

iv.They should have the motivation and willingness to participate in the study

v.Patients living in Delhi / NCR area, preferably for ease of follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

i.Subjects with co morbid conditions â?? uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes, ischemic cardiac disease, acute cor-pulmonale, severe pulmonary hypertension, significant hepatic dysfunction, metastatic cancer, renal failure, severe anemia, severe cognitive deficit, and psychiatric disease that interferes with memory and compliance.

ii.Subjects with significant neuromuscular and skeletal problems who are unable to perform the exercises.

iii.Not willing to give written informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
i.Exercise Capacity, measured by <br/ ><br>a.Maximum oxygen uptake during CPET (VO2max) <br/ ><br>b.Six minute walk distance (6MWD) <br/ ><br>ii.Quality of Life, measured by <br/ ><br>a.SGRQ score <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Outcome parameters will be measured at two time points: Firstly at baseline and then after completion of two months of the proposed intervention.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br/ ><br>a.BMI <br/ ><br>b.Anthropometry <br/ ><br>c.Mid arm circumference <br/ ><br>d.Skin fold thickness <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>a.mMRC grade <br/ ><br>b.Spirometry <br/ ><br>c.6 minute walk distanceTimepoint: Outcome parameters will be assessed at two time points: firstly, at the baseline, and then after completion of two months of the proposed intervention.
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