Status:

UNKNOWN

Physiotherapy in Hypoxic AECOPD Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad de Granada

Conditions:

COPD Exacerbation

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Hypoxia is considered a key player in many of the comorbidities that characterize COPD, such as pulmonary hypertension, skeletal muscle dysfunction, and systemic inflammation. These comorbidities are ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients of both sexes
  • A diagnosis of COPD made according to the criteria of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)
  • With hypoxemia at rest defined as mean arterial oxygen saturation below 90%
  • Agreed to participate

Exclusion

  • Unstable cardiovascular disease
  • Orthopedic diseases in the upper and lower limbs
  • Being in ICU or use of mechanical ventilation
  • Motor sequelae from a neurological or cognitive impairment that interfere with the evaluation and the treatment
  • Contraindications of electrotherapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04295655

Start Date

December 1 2019

End Date

April 1 2020

Last Update

March 4 2020

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Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada.

Granada, Granada, Spain, 18071