NCT03863717

Investigation of the Effectiveness of Upper Limb Exercise in COPD Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (estimated)
• Sponsor: European University Cyprus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of upper limb exercise training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. For the purpose of the study, a controlled trial will be conducted within Respiratory Clinic of Nicosia General Hospital. The sample will be divided in two groups. The intervention group will participate in a pulmonary rehabilitation program which includes upper and lower extremities exercises, with addition of arm ergometer. The second group (control group) will participate in the same program but without arm ergometer training. The study's hypothesis is that the intervention group will improve the outcome measures significantly better than the control group.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Arm Endurance Exercise Training	Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program including Upper Limb Endurance Exercise Training with arm cycle ergometer
OTHER	Control	Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program without Upper Limb Endurance Exercise Training

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-12-14
• Primary completion: 2020-05-31
• Completion: 2020-05-31
• First posted: 2019-03-05
• Last updated: 2020-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Cyprus