Status:
RECRUITING
Effects of Eccentric Exercise Training in Patients With COPD
Lead Sponsor:
Fu Jen Catholic University
Conditions:
COPD
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to design eccentric exercise strategies for COPD patients to comprehensively improve their cardiopulmonary/muscular fitness, immune and hemorheological functions, and quality...
Detailed Description
Background: The pathological process of COPD is often accompanied by a decrease in the number and distribution of immune cells in the blood, resulting in immune dysfunction, persistent, multiple infec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Having undergone pulmonary rehabilitation for more than 3 months
- Sign the written informed consent form
- FEV1/FVC \< 0.70
- Approval for exercise training granted by a specialist physician's assessment
- Specialist physician's approval for exercise training
Exclusion
- Existing of tracheostomy
- Those who use oxygen therapy or ventilator at home
- Severe heart failure (NYHA III-IV)
- Neuromuscular disease
- Acute exacerbation within the past three months
- Those who are unable to cooperate with the cardiopulmonary exercise test
- Taking anticoagulant medications
- Other conditions restricting exercise for over a year
- Recent or planned significant cardiovascular surgery or intervention
- Current or planned pregnancy within the next year
- Planned heart transplant within the next six months
- Heart failure due to uncorrectable valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease or obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Inadequate ICD settings for exercise heart rate
- Other exercise contraindications: unstable angina, uncontrolled blood pressure, orthostatic hypotension with symptoms, severe aortic stenosis, acute discomfort or fever, uncontrolled arrhythmias, uncompensated heart failure, acute pericarditis or myocarditis, recent thrombosis or thrombophlebitis, resting ST-segment deviation, uncontrolled diabetes, etc.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 13 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
170 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06168266
Start Date
December 13 2023
End Date
December 30 2024
Last Update
March 25 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University
New Taipei City, Taiwan, 24352