Status:
UNKNOWN
Russian Current and Expiratory Muscle Training in COPD Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
MALE
55-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Respiratory muscles are essential to alveolar ventilation. In COPD, these muscles work against increased mechanical loads due to airflow limitation and geometrical changes of the thorax derived from p...
Detailed Description
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) remains the fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality at the global level, and it represents a major problem for public health. It is known t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men with stage II COPD Patients
- aged from 55 to 65 years' old
- FEV1/FVC less than 70% (Patients of moderate COPD (Stage II- GOLD criteria) (Rabe et al, 2019)
- BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 (Pre-obesity)
- Tobacco smokers
- No history of infections or symptom exacerbations in the previous two months before the study
- Did not participate in any selective exercise program for the respiratory muscles before
Exclusion
- Women
- Acute exacerbation that requires a change in pharmacological management or hospitalization
- An open injury affecting the application of surface electrodes of russian current
- Asthmatic patient.
- Implanted pacemaker
- Patients with chest infection.
- Patients with pleural diseases.
- Primary valvular disease
- History of spontaneous pneumothorax
- Clinically significant peripheral vascular disease
- Severe anemia
- BMI more than 29.9 kg/m2
- Previous lung surgery
- Long-term oxygen treatment
- Patients with chronic renal failure.
- Any cognitive impairment that interferes with prescribed exercise procedures
- Musculoskeletal or neurological limitation to physical exercise
- Any patient enrolled in an anther research study for at least 30 days
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04704479
Start Date
March 15 2021
End Date
April 1 2022
Last Update
March 31 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Cairo University
Giza, Egypt, 11432