Status:
COMPLETED
Proprioceptive Postural Control and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Lead Sponsor:
KU Leuven
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Conditions:
Proprioceptive Postural Control
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Brief Summary
Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. In addition, the respiratory movement has a disturbing effect on postural balance. Postural balance seems to b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease:
- Age: 40-80 years old
- Spirometry (post-bronchodilator) based diagnosis of COPD (GOLD criteria)
- Willingness to sign the informed consent
- Inclusion Criteria healthy controls:
- Age: 40-80 years old
- No COPD (spirometry based: FEV1/FVC ≥ 0.7 and FEV1 \> 80%)
- Willingness to sign the informed consent
- Exclusion Criteria:
- History of major trauma and/or major orthopedic surgery of the spine, the pelvis or the lower quadrant
- One of the following conditions: Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, stroke, history of vestibular disorder
- Respiratory disorder other than COPD
- α1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Known history of significant inflammatory disease other than COPD
- COPD exacerbation within 4 weeks prior to study
- Lung surgery
- Recent diagnosis of cancer
- Therapy with oral corticosteroids in the last 6 weeks
- Significant cardiovascular comorbidity
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01505543
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
September 1 2012
Last Update
December 5 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000