Effective High Aerobic Intensity Endurance Training Regimes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effective High Aerobic Intensity Interval Training to Improve Maximal Oxygen Uptake in COPD Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00658853
• Other study ID #: 149-03
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 10, 2008
• Last updated: July 15, 2016
• Start date: January 2004
• Est. completion date: February 2006

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

4 times 4 minutes interval training with and without hyperoxia is more effective than low intensity endurance training.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 26
• Est. completion date: February 2006
• Est. primary completion date: February 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• COPD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Heart disease

• Walking or cycling inabilities

• Other diseases

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Disease
• Hyperoxia
• Lung Diseases
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 4 times 4 minutes high aerobic intensity one leg cycling
3 times per week for 10 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Trondheim

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (1)

Bjørgen S, Helgerud J, Husby V, Steinshamn S, Richadson RR, Hoff J. Aerobic high intensity one-legged interval cycling improves peak oxygen uptake in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients; no additional effect from hyperoxia. Int J Sports Med. 20 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	VO2peak		10 weeks	No
Primary	Ventilation		10 weeks	No
Primary	FEV1		10 weeks	No
Primary	Walking performance		10 weeks	No
Secondary	Quality of life		3 months	No
Secondary	SPSS		3 months	No