Nurse Managed Sequential Strength Training and Bicycle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In brief
This is a 16 week exercise training program for people with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this study is to find out if performing strength training prior to initiating exercise training on a stationary bicycle is associated with greater gains in functional status than bicycle training alone or concurrent bicycle and strength training together.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01058213
- Run by
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- People needed
- 354
- Starts
- 2008-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-12-18
Who can join
Age: 46 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- FEV1/FVC < 70 and FEV1 < 55%,
- > 45 years of age,
- experience dyspnea with exertion,
- stable clinical condition (Stable clinical condition is defined as free of respiratory tract infections for at least two months prior to enrollment, no recent change in the color, consistency, or quantity of sputum, afebrile and no recent change in medical therapy.)
You may not qualify if…
- evidence of restrictive lung disease or asthma,
- acute respiratory infection,
- taking oral corticosteroids on a regular basis,
- >3 exacerbations in the previous year,
- currently participating in pulmonary rehabilitation,
- the presence of a potentially debilitating disease or the presence of a condition that would make it potentially unsafe to exercise.
- We will adhere to the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines and exclude those who do not meet their guidelines for exercise testing and training.
- Pregnant women or women who plan to become pregnant during the study.
Where it is running
- University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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