NCT02383277

Acute Effects of a Stretching Program of the Rib Cage Muscles on Patients With COPD During Exercise

Acute Effects of a Stretching Program of the Rib Cage Muscles on the Regional Distribution of Ventilation and the Diaphragmatic Mobility of Patients With COPD During Exercise: a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Investigate the effects of stretching the muscles of the rib cage in individuals with COPD during exercise.

Detailed description

To investigate the effects of a stretching program for the muscles of the rib cage or control in patients with COPD during exercise and / or the immediate post-exercise, using the following parameters: * Tidal volume (VT), respiratory rate (RR), minute volume (MV), inspiratory time (Tins) and expiratory (T exp). * Change in volumes of total and regional chest magazines (pulmonary rib cage, abdominal rib cage and abdomen). * Diaphragmatic mobility. * electrical muscle activity * endurance time. * Dyspnea sensation.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Stretching	Stretching of the rib cage muscles
OTHER	Control	Rest without stretching (sham)
OTHER	Exercise	Constant load exercise on a bike

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2015-03-09
• Last updated: 2015-08-11