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Single Limb Resistance Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01354067 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2012-06-21

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Summary

The chronic airflow limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients resulting in increased dyspnea during physical activity restricts many COPD patients ability to perform exercises in general and whole-body exercises in particular. Single limb training performed as one-legged cycling has been shown effective in patients with COPD. This exercise regime results in less stress on the ventilatory system as training is executed using a simultaneously smaller muscle mass. However, the positive physiological effects of exercise training only occur in the involved muscle(s). To be of benefit for patients daily life, all relevant muscles should be included in exercise training. The aim of the current randomized controlled multicenter trial (RCT) is to determine the effects of high-repetitive single limb exercises (HRSLE) in combination with COPD specific patient education, compared to the COPD specific patient education alone in patients with moderate to very severe (stage II-IV) COPD.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Control group

The control group receives standardized patient education four times, once every two weeks, during the eight week intervention period. Each session will last 60 minutes, consisting of information regarding anatomy, physiology, causes and mechanisms of COPD, drugs, nutrition, aids and energy saving procedures. The information is the same as for the intervention group, given at separate occasions.

BEHAVIORAL

High-repetitive single limb training

The high-repetitive single limb exercise regime consists of three sessions per week during eight weeks of exercise training, giving a total number of 24 sessions at each location (Umeå and Huddinge University hospitals). The exercise sessions are supervised and conducted by a physical therapist using a group format, six to eight participants in each group. Each session will span for 60 minutes, duration of the major components are: 10 min warm-up followed by 40 minutes of single limb training and 10min cool-down. In addition this experimental group also receives four sessions of patient education once every two week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Umeå University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karin Wadell, Ph.D · Umeå University

  • Andre Nyberg, Msc · Umeå University

  • Britta Lindström, Ph.D · Umeå University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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