Status:
COMPLETED
Resistance Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD): Whole Body Vibration Versus Conventional Resistance Training
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Ghent
Conditions:
COPD
Eligibility:
All Genders
40-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Pulmonary rehabilitation has been emerged as a recommended standard of care for patients with chronic lung disease based on a growing body of scientific evidence. A set of evidence-based guidelines we...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with COPD candidate for pulmonary rehabilitation
- Men and female between 40 and 80 years of age
- Written informed consent to participate
Exclusion
- Severe cardiac, neurological and orthopedic co-morbidity interfering with exercise training.
- Pacemaker
- Hip, knee of shoulder prosthesis or recently introduced spirals, metal pens, bolts or plates
- Uncontrolled diabetes, epilepsy or migraine
- Osteoporotic or metastatic fractures, acute hernia, discopathy, spondylitis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01135966
Start Date
April 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
December 12 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Ghent
Ghent, Belgium