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

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