Status:
COMPLETED
Urban Walking Circuits
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Mataró
Conditions:
Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
MALE
50-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of walking urban circuits in increasing the level of physical activity and exercise capacity in severe chronic obstructive p...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- severe COPD (post-bronchodilator Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/ Forced vital capacity (FVC) \<0.7 and FEV1 \<50%) and stable disease defined as no exacerbation, hospital admission or change in treatment in the previous three months.
Exclusion
- The exclusion criteria were: other significant respiratory disease (bronchiectasis, lung fibrosis, asthma, etc.), active smoking, severe cardiovascular, neurological, musculoskeletal and/or metabolic pathology that could interfere with the results, alcoholism (\>80g/day) or severe malnutrition (BMI\<19kg/m2).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
82 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01854008
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
May 15 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Eulogio Pleguezuelos
Mataró, Barcelona, Spain, 08304