Status:
UNKNOWN
Respiratory Muscle Stretching Effect on Functional and Electromyographic Parameters of Patients With and Without COPD
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade Federal do Pampa
Collaborating Sponsors:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Conditions:
COPD
Eligibility:
MALE
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To evaluate the activation of accessory respiratory muscles and the effects of stretching these muscles in patients with COPD.
Detailed Description
All subjects (sixty men) will perform spirometry, measure of inspiratory capacity (IC) and maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (MIP and MEP). Baseline blood pressure (BP), respiratory rate (R...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Control group: Men without respiratory symptoms and lung disease, with normal spirometry.
- Interventional group: Men diagnosed with severe to very severe COPD (forced expiratory volume in one second / forced vital capacity - FEV1/FVC \<0.7 and FEV1 \<50% predicted after bronchodilator use); clinically stable over the past 4 weeks.
Exclusion
- History of fracture in the spine and / or upper limb
- Herniated disc
- Connective tissue disease
- Ischemic heart disease or uncontrolled hypertension
- Obesity (BMI\> 30 kg/m2)
- Aortic aneurysm
- Recent abdominal or thoracic surgery
- Glaucoma
- Retinal detachment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 4 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 14 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03417908
Start Date
December 4 2017
End Date
December 14 2018
Last Update
November 26 2018
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Anelise Dumke
Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 97502-765