Actively Recruiting
Investigation of Walking Training With Different Slope Types in COPD Patients
Led by Acibadem University · Updated on 2025-06-13
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
59 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Acibadem University
Lead Sponsor
B
Bezmialem Vakif University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease that continues to generate a great deal of research and this research must continue, both because it is not completely curable and because of the large patient population. The importance and benefits of exercise training in COPD patients are clear. One of the most preferred types of exercise training is the so-called aerobic exercise training, which typically takes the form of walking. A typical walking training does not use a slope or may include an uphill slope. However, recently there have been publications about downhill walking and its benefits in COPD. Walking on a level, uphill, and downhill slope may have the potential to result in different gains by using different muscle groups more. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of walking training on exercise capacity, respiratory functions, muscle strength, and functional status in COPD patients with three different slope types: level, uphill, and downhill.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Investigation of Walking Training With Different Slope Types in COPD Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with COPD (A, B, E groups according to GOLD assessment)
- Able to walk independently
- No contraindications for exercise
- Mentally appropriate with a mini mental test score of 24 points or higher
You will not qualify if you...
- GOLD 4 stage in lung function tests
- Presence of low blood oxygen (hypoxemia)
- Participated in another pulmonary rehabilitation program within the last 6 months
- Experienced an exacerbation in the last month
- Diagnosed with additional respiratory diseases such as asthma or bronchiectasis
- Had pulmonary surgery
- Have orthopedic, neurological, or heart diseases that affect exercise ability
- Have uncontrolled high blood pressure or diabetes
- Presence of cancer
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Bezmialem Vakif University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Istanbul, Eyüp Sultan, Turkey (Türkiye)
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Meryem Bektaş Karakuş, Res Asst.
CONTACT
A
Alis Kostanoğlu, Assoc. Prof.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
3
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