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Proprioceptive Postural Control and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01505543 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2013-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. In addition, the respiratory movement has a disturbing effect on postural balance. Postural balance seems to be impaired in individuals with respiratory disorders. Increased risk of falling is reported in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Besides the essential role of respiration, the diaphragm may also play an important role in the control of the trunk and postural balance.

The aim of the study is to clarify whether proprioceptive postural control is impaired in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    collaborator OTHER

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simon Brumagne, PhD · KU Leuven

  • Thierry Troosters, PhD · KU Leuven

  • Wim Janssens, MD, PhD · KU Leuven

  • Marc Decramer, MD, PhD · KU Leuven

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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Diseases

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