Status:

COMPLETED

Femoral Artery Blood Flow During Rest and One-leg Knee Extensor Exercise in Patients With COPD

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

COPD

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

45-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Doppler ultrasound is generally considered to provide reliable femoral blood flow measurements between rest and exercise, and the blood flow response to exercise is widely believed to be reduced in pa...

Detailed Description

Experimental assessments of changes in skeletal muscle blood flow during exercise in humans are important for elucidating the factors that limit exercise capacity and adaptations, both in healthy huma...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for COPD patients:
  • Men and women
  • 45-80 years
  • COPD (GOLD stage I to III)
  • Forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1)/forced vital capacity ratio (FVC) \< 0.8, FEV1 \< 90% of predicted value
  • Modified Medical Research Council score (mMRC 0 - 3) Resting arterial oxygenation \> 90%
  • Exclusion Criteria for COPD patients:
  • Symptoms of ischaemic heart disease
  • Known heart failure
  • Claudication
  • Symptoms of disease within 2 weeks prior to the study
  • Participation in pulmonary rehabilitation within 6 months
  • Known malignant disease
  • Pregnancy
  • Unstable cardiac arrhythmic disease
  • Renal or liver dysfunction
  • Inclusion Criteria for healthy matched controls:
  • Men and women
  • 45-80 years
  • Normal FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, and single-breath diffusion capacity
  • Same sex, age (± 3 years) as the COPD patients
  • Exclusion Criteria for healthy matched controls:
  • Known chronic lung disease
  • Known ischaemic heart disease
  • Known heart failure
  • Symptoms of disease within 2 weeks prior to the study
  • Known malignant disease
  • Claudication
  • Pregnancy
  • Unstable cardiac arrhythmic disease
  • Renal or liver dysfunction

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 21 2023

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 12 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    32 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06135701

    Start Date

    November 21 2023

    End Date

    January 12 2024

    Last Update

    January 19 2024

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    Center for Aktiv Sundhed (CFAS), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

    Copenhagen, København Ø, Denmark, 2100