NCT01944072

Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD: Effects of Two Aerobic Exercise Intensity in Patient-centered Outcomes

Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD: Effects of Two Aerobic Exercise Intensity in Patient-centered Outcomes - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Nova de Lisboa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Trial design: An equivalence/non-inferiority randomized controlled trial with parallel group design studied the effect of two aerobic exercise-training intensities in COPD patient-centered outcomes. Methods: Thirty-four COPD clinically stable patients stratified from mild to very severe GOLD stages, were blinded to 60 or 80%Wmax aerobic exercise training intensity in an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program, between 2009-2010. Outcomes were assessed with St.George's respiratory questionnaire (primary outcome), Mahler dyspnea index, London Chest activity of daily living scale, 6-minute walk, constant load and incremental exercise tests. Patient's allocation sequence was computer-generated, with consignment in a safe deposit box.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aerobic exercise training intensity

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-03-01
• Completion: 2010-03-01
• First posted: 2013-09-17
• Last updated: 2013-09-17