Status:
COMPLETED
Exacerbation and Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Lead Sponsor:
KU Leuven
Conditions:
COPD
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
When patients with chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) are admitted to the hospital with a severe exacerbation they lose muscle strength. This muscle weakness predisposes these patients to further...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- COPD exacerbation, admitted to the respiratory units
- Informed consent
- Age \< 80
- No critical comorbidity compromising outcome up to one month.
- No suspect of malignancy
- Exclusion criteria:
- Patient is involved in a rehabilitation program with a frequency \>1/wk during one month after inclusion in the study
- NIMV or ICU on admission
- Patient scheduled for procedure (LTX/LVRS) within one month after discharge
- Readmission \<14 days after previous hospitalization
- Significant pathology that would hinder the participation in resistance training (gonarthrosis, arthritis to be judged by the investigator)
- Clinical signs of pulmonary hypertension
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00877084
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2008
Last Update
April 7 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium, 3000