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The Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Vascular, Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Function in COPD

NCT02875522 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 58

Last updated 2016-08-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is smoking, which can lead to inflammation in the lungs and blood vessels that can lead to secondary problems such as blood vessel disease, high blood pressure and heart disease. Aerobic exercise training has been shown to reduce the risk of heart and brain disease; however, it is currently unknown whether exercise training can have the same affect in patients with COPD. The aim of this study is to investigate how eight weeks of aerobic exercise training improves blood vessel and heart function and brain blood flow in patients with COPD.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Individualized, non-linear aerobic exercise training

Aerobic exercise performed on lower body stationary ergometer and an upper extremity arm crank. Intensity (50-95% workload maximum) and durations (20-45 min) are fluctuated daily to optimize training stress and adaptation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neil Eves, PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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