Status:
UNKNOWN
Evaluation of Utility Quadriceps Magnetic Stimulation in COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Patients After Hospital Exacerbation
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Cruces
Collaborating Sponsors:
Basurto hospital
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea. Universidad del Pais Vasco.
Conditions:
COPD
COPD Exacerbation
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The aims of this study are:1.To evaluate the utility of quadriceps RMNMS (repetitive magnetic neuromuscular stimulation) in the evolution of COPD patients after hospital admission for acute exacerbati...
Detailed Description
Study type Randomized controlled clinical trial with the aim of evaluating an eight-week protocol of repetitive magnetic stimulation (RMNMS) of the quadriceps muscle in COPD patients after inhospital ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical and functional diagnosis of COPD.
- Hospital admission because of COPD exacerbation in respiratory department, ICU or emergency department
- Hospital discharge.
Exclusion
- Cardiac pacemaker.
- Exacerbation because of major Heart disease or pulmonary embolism.
- Lung cancer or disseminated neoplasic disease.
- Severe renal or hepatic disease.
- neurological disease, musculoskeletal or cardiovascular or on any treatment that might interfere with the completion of the protocol and the assessment of functional outcomes.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01264978
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
December 22 2010
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Hospital de Cruces
Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain, 48913