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Effects of Rehabilitation on Muscle Fibre Composition and Capillaries in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

NCT01715337 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pulmonary rehabilitation has been established as an evidence-based and recommended therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of our study is to show a potential change in muscle fibre composition and in the amount of capillaries in quadriceps muscle from pre tob post 3-week rehabilitation. Pulmonary rehabilitation includes standardised exercise training, e.g. cycling and strength training for major muscle groups.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

pulmonary rehabilitation

3-week rehabilitation including exercise training, breathing therapy, psychosocial support, medical treatment etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • German Sport University, Cologne

    collaborator OTHER

  • Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Klaus Kenn, Dr. med. · Klinikum Berchtesgadener Land

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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