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Respiratory Muscle Exercise Training in COPD Patients

NCT01747694 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2012-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

COPD patients often suffer from dyspnea and exercise intolerance which lower their quality of life.The aim of this proposed study is to examine the effectiveness of multi-respiratory muscle training on respiratory function of COPD patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Multi-respiratory muscle training

Patients will be taught the diaphragmatic breathing technique at the same time also will be instructed a four-item (including upper-arm weighted exercise, body side-bends, modified sit-ups, body crunching) multi-respiratory muscle training motions. To practice three times/day, three days a week lasting 12 weeks at home.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shu-Chuan Ho, PhD · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

  • Min-Fang Hsu, PhD student · Department of Healthcare Administration,Asia University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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Diseases

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