Status:
COMPLETED
Eccentric Training in Individuals With COPD
Lead Sponsor:
Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
Conditions:
Copd
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Skeletal muscle dysfunction as a systemic consequence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a major impact on quality of life, health care resource utilization, and mortality of patients...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- COPD diagnosis (GOLD stage: II-III-IV), defined as post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity \< 0.7 and FEV1 \< 80% predicted.
Exclusion
- Restrictive lung disease, unstable conditions, recent exacerbation, infection, embolism, pneumothorax, thoracic or abdominal surgery (less than 3 months before recruitment).
- Cardiologic conditions like myocardial infarction (less than 6 months before recruitment), heart failure, or severe angina.
- Inability of perform the exercise training (e.g. orthopaedic conditions).
- Incapability to understand the instructions required to carry out the tests and assessments planned.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 13 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04785469
Start Date
September 13 2021
End Date
November 30 2022
Last Update
December 16 2022
Active Locations (1)
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IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi
Milan, Italy, 20100