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Effects of Knee-extensor Exercise Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

NCT01079221 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2016-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

COPD patients have a reduced exercise tolerance due to a ventilatory limitation.

Several studies have shown altered skeletal muscle function. The investigator will study the physiological response to knee-extensor exercise in COPD patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

High intensity knee-extensor training

High intensity aerobic knee-extensor exercise training, 4x 3 minutes interval training at \< 90 % of peak power, 3 days/week for 6 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulrik Wisløff, PhD prof. · Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2012-12-31

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