NCT01981200

Feasibility of Strength Training in Patients Hospitalized Due to COPD

Feasibility of Progressive Knee Extension Strength Training Using Ankle Weight Cuffs in Patients Hospitalized With COPD in Acute Exacerbation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Frederikssunds Hospital, Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To examine the feasibility of progressive unilateral knee-extension strength training using ankle weight cuffs in patients hospitalized due to acute exacerbation in COPD

Detailed description

We decided that feasibility is indicated if: 1) the absolute training loads increase progressively, 2) more than 80% of the planned training sessions are completed, and 3)if the absolute training loads do not exceed 20 kg (2 x10kg weight cuffs) for 90% of patients.

Conditions

• COPD
• Muscle Weakness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Resistance training in AECOPD	The patients begin training on day 1 of admittance. The training consists of knee extension performed in the sitting position on the bed with a 90 degrees of flexion of the knees. The weight cuffs are tired to the angles with a weight corresponding to 10 RM (the weight lifted 10 times). The weights and exercises are subjected to supervision on daily basis by the physiotherapist. The weight is increased after every set of training if more than 10 rep. can be performed with a given weight. Limitations to exercise is also recorded along with the degree of dyspnoea as assessed by the Borg CR10, possible oxygen supplementation and saturation is recorded before and following exercise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-01-01
• Completion: 2014-01-01
• First posted: 2013-11-11
• Last updated: 2014-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark