Status:
COMPLETED
Respiratory Muscle Stretching in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Lead Sponsor:
Faculdade Evangelica do Parana
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-75 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Objective: The investigators studied the effects of respiratory muscle stretching in an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation program. Methods: This was a simple-blind parallel controlled trial, conducted a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects between 40 and 75 years of age referred by a physician to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
- With a clinical and spirometric diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), in a stable condition (without exacerbations or infections for at least a month)
- Former smokers
Exclusion
- Patients with a known history of asthma, or severe and/or unstable heart disease
- Any other pathological condition that could impair their physical activities
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00935181
Start Date
January 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
July 8 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Faculdade Evangelica do Paraná
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80730-000