Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04604717
Effect of Exercise Training on Salivary Immunoglobulin A in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 35 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health · Other Government
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years – 85 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether whole body exercise training alters the immunity in the lungs of people with COPD and reduces the incidence of chest infections over the longer term.
Detailed description
Patients will undertake an 8 weeks pulmonary rehabilitation program of exercise and education. Those who decline to take part in pulmonary rehabilitation will have the same outcome measures collected at the same timepoints.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Pulmonary rehabilitation | 8 weeks of exercise training (twice weekly) of education and exercise |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-06-30
- Completion
- 2017-06-30
- First posted
- 2020-10-27
- Last updated
- 2020-10-27
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Australia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04604717. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.