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Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improve Breathing of COPD Patients

NCT01815970 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-01-17

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Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death world-wide. Dyspnea (i.e., sensations of breathlessness) is the hallmark symptom of patients with this disease. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs that incorporate exercise training remain the most effective non-pharmacological method of reducing dyspnea in COPD, however it is not understood how exercise training relieves dyspnea. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to determine if pulmonary rehabilitation can reduce the disparity between the drive to breathe and the breathing response in patients with COPD and to determine if this reduction is associated with improvements in dyspnea during exercise.

The investigators hypothesise pulmonary rehabilitation will reduce dyspnea at a standardized work rate and this reduction will be directly related to an improvement in the breathing response.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

8 weeks of Pulmonary Rehabilitation including exercise and COPD related education.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jordan A Guenette, Ph.D. · UBC James Hogg Research Centre/ UBC Dept. Physical Therapy

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-31
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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