Status:
COMPLETED
Chest Wall Muscle Stretching and Acute Effects in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study hypothesis is chest wall muscle stretching increase distribution of volume variation of thoracoabdominal wall and reduce electromyographic activity of respiratory muscles in patients with Ch...
Detailed Description
Randomized controlled trial involving patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease evaluated before and immediately after a program of stretching muscles of the rib cage or after resting with t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- clinical and functional diagnosis of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD, 2009),
- forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) less than 80% predicted post-bronchodilator;
- clinical stability during the study,
- both sexes,
- age above 40 years,
- body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 29.9 kg / m²;
- smoking history,
- symptoms of cough,
- dyspnea or hypersecretion,
- ex-smokers for at least three months.
Exclusion
- Disease exacerbation for at least eight weeks,
- patients with other respiratory diseases,
- cardiovascular or osteoarticular and
- participants in pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
28 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01826669
Start Date
May 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
April 8 2013
Active Locations (1)
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UFPE
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, 50740560