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Downhill Walking Training in COPD

NCT02113748 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2014-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized control trial will investigate whether a modality that generates more contractile muscle fatigue with lower ventilatory requirements render better results after a 12-week exercise training program in subjects with COPD.

Subjects will be randomized to either exercise in a training program including downhill walking or to exercise in a training program including conventional walking.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

OTHER

Downhill walking training

Walk on a treadmill with a negative inclination.

OTHER

Conventional walking training

Walk on a treadmill without inclination. Possible to progress training intensity with positive inclinations

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Research Foundation Flanders

    collaborator OTHER

  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thierry Troosters, PhD · KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-04-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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