Status:

UNKNOWN

Manual Therapy in Addition to Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Lead Sponsor:

Canandaigua VA Medical Center

Conditions:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Moderate

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-70 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility of administering this combination of interventions (CMT plus PR) to Veterans with moderate COPD within the context of a hospital-based outpatien...

Detailed Description

In 2016, the US Congress directed the Department of Defense to initiate a program to improve the health and well-being of all military Veterans, challenging the research and scientific communities to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Sex: Male and Female
  • Age range: 50-70 years
  • Disease status: Moderate COPD (FEV1% predicted: moderate 50-80% (GOLD 2018))
  • Concomitant disease status: Stable COPD (no exacerbations in preceding 6 months) Non-smoking (for preceding 6 months)
  • Willingness to give written informed consent.
  • Willingness to participate in and comply with the study requirements.

Exclusion

  • Inability to complete 6-minute walking test unassisted
  • Contra-indicated to thoracic spinal manipulation
  • Thoracic joint instability
  • Acute pain on thoracic joint range of motion testing
  • High level of anxiety related to receiving thoracic spinal manipulation
  • Inability to understand English
  • People with a cognitive impairment, an intellectual disability or a mental illness
  • Completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the previous 12 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 15 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 2 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04386590

Start Date

June 15 2022

End Date

November 2 2023

Last Update

March 31 2022

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Syracuse VA Medical Center

Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210

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