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Innovation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

NCT00123422 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2014-10-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of exercise treatment combined with breathing retraining (a computerized feedback program), with exercise treatment combined with heliox (a helium and oxygen combination), with exercise only in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This was an 8-week intervention study.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Pulmonary Emphysema

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breathing retraining

exercise training with computerized training program

BEHAVIORAL

Heliox

exercise training with a helium oxygen combination

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

exercise training

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Eileen G. Collins, PhD RN · Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2009-08-31
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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