MedTrace Logo

Electrostimulation, Skeletal Muscle Function, and Exercise Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT00874965 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2012-10-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study was designed to test the following hypothesis:

The benefit of electrostimulation training will be greater than sham stimulation training in term of muscle strength and mass (muscle hypertrophy), exercise tolerance, reduction of ventilation during exercise and quality of life in COPD patients

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

DEVICE

Electrostimulation

50Hz; 0.4 ms; 30 min; 5 times / week

DEVICE

Sham stimulation

30 min; 5 times / week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Laval University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • François Maltais, MD · Laval University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00874965 on ClinicalTrials.gov