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The Role of Resistance Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

NCT01786928 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2013-02-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether resistance exercise are effective in combating the decline in muscle strength during an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Resistance training

Resistance training group received training program for upper (shoulder flexion and abduction and biceps) and lower limbs (knee extension and flexion and hip flexion). Daily exercise for every muscle was performed with free weights at 80% of an maximal repetition test and a 4 minutes rest was allowed between each step.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rodrigo C Borges, specialist · school of Medicine university of sao paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-04-30
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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Diseases

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