Noninvasive Ventilation on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patient Functionality — kmarrara  

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Trial

Official title: Impact of Aerobic Physical Training Associated With Noninvasive Ventilation on COPD Patient Functionality - A Controlled Randomized Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

On the following tests, there would be a greater increase in the functionality of COPD patients who underwent combined therapy than in those who only exercised: a set of activities of daily living (ADLs), the six-minute walk test (6MWT), an incremental symptom-limited cardiopulmonary test (CPT), and the physical functioning scale of the Short-Form 36 quality of life questionnaire (SF-36).

Clinical Trial Description

Impact of aerobic exercise plus noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on the functionality of patients with COPD. Thirty patients (70.5 - 8.5 years) with COPD (forced expiratory volume in the first second 48.5 - 15.4% of predicted) were randomized into either a physical training group involving aerobic treadmill exercise (PTG, n=12) or an exercise plus bilevel ventilation group (PTGNIV, n=11) with sessions three times a week for six weeks. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Lung Diseases
• Lung Diseases, Obstructive
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

• NCT number: NCT01464736
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2006
• Completion date: December 2010