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Exercise Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01218282 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2010-10-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Exercise training is the key component of respiratory rehabilitation.The success of long-term program resides in the integration between exercise prescription and patients'compliance with home training. This can be difficult for patients, especially in terms of understanding the exercise intensity.

This study is designed to evaluate different methods of exercise training at home, to help understanding and maintaining the walking intensity in COPD patients. Outcome: exercise performance, daily physical activity and respiratory function.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Home exercise training

20-30 min/day for at least 4 days/week

BEHAVIORAL

NO Exercise Training

No intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Università degli Studi di Ferrara

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Annalisa Cogo, MD · Università degli Studi di Ferrara

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2010-03-31

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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