Innovation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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Conditions studied: Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Emphysema

In brief

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of exercise treatment combined with breathing retraining (a computerized feedback program), with exercise treatment combined with heliox (a helium and oxygen combination), with exercise only in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This was an 8-week intervention study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00123422

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

103

Starts

2005-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-16

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 40 years of age
• FEV1 70%
• FEV1/FVC <70%
• RV/TLC > 120%

You may not qualify if…

• Respiratory infection/exacerbation within last 4 weeks
• Exercise limiting heart disease
• Primary asthma
• Congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III-IV
• Exercise limiting peripheral arterial disease or arthritis
• Inability to walk on a treadmill

Where it is running

• Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital — Hines, Illinois, United States

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