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Functional Tests in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT00660738 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2012-01-24

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Summary

Objectives: to evaluate and compare the responses to the various functional tests, and the concordance between the six-minute walk test in hallway (6MWT) and the of oval track (6MWToT), of treadmill (6MWTT), and of treadmill with inclination (6MWTTI), the six-minute step test (6MST) and the sit-to-stand test (STST), in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and to correlate the responses with functional state and quality of life. Methods: Ten patients with COPD (71±8years, FEV1\<80%predicted) were assessed using the functional tests. A dyspnea was assessed using the London Chest Activity of Daily Living and the Medical Research Council scales; and the quality of life was assessed using the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bruna Varanda Pessoa, Master, Physiotherapist · Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Max Age
81 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-02-29
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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