Status:
COMPLETED
Breathing Performance of Healthy Young Adult
Lead Sponsor:
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Conditions:
COPD
COPD-like
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Brief Summary
The study will recruit subject of healthy adult, COPD-like patient and patient with COPD to investigate the difference of respiratory performance. We will measure the body composition, respiratory mus...
Detailed Description
The specific aims of the study are: 1. difference of respiratory muscle performance between three groups 2. the correlation between respiratory symptom and pulmonary functional test 3. difference of ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Health subject
- aged 20 years or above
- currently not being diagnosis as COPD
- less than 4 times/week of aerobic exercise
- COPD-like subject
- aged 20 years or above
- currently not being diagnosis as COPD
- presented of COPD symptoms (coughing, sputum production and dyspnea), last for 3 months and more than 2 years
- score more than 1 on modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) or COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
- COPD subject
- aged 20 years or above
- currently being diagnosis as COPD
- haven't participated in any pulmonary rehabilitation program in the past three months
Exclusion
- Untreated comorbidities for COPD
- Postural asymmetries (Scoliosis, length discrepancy of the lower limbs or other previous surgical history of spine)
- Chronic nonspecific lumbopelvic pain
- Gynecological or abdominal surgery in the previous year
- Pregnancy or post-delivery in the previous 6 months
- Neurological or inflammatory disorders
- Any conditions that may interfere with the data collection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 11 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 20 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
65 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04857541
Start Date
May 11 2021
End Date
April 20 2022
Last Update
June 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan, 704