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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT00677690 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 83

Last updated 2011-11-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to elucidate whether combination of usual pulmonary rehabilitation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation of quadriceps may improve exercise capacity in patients affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)

NMES was applied by means of a commercially available four channel electrostimulator which generated a symmetrical biphasic pulsed current. Each session lasted 30 minutes and was performed 5 days/week for 5 weeks.

OTHER

Sham electrical stimulation

Sham stimulation was performed with the same modality and time, but the stimulus was set up at 5 Hz.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ercole zanotti, MD · Fondazione Maugeri

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2009-01-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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