A 12 Week Physical Training Programme for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Training in water; Behavioral: Training on land

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00744484

4.2007.679 (REK)

17117 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether water based or land based group training is more effective for people with COPD.

Full description

COPD is a more common diagnosis today compared to 20 years ago, and the group is growing fast. The suffering caused by COPD and the financial cost to society is on the increasing. The principal causes of COPD are smoking and inactivity. So far it is poorly understood wich form of exercise is the most effective in training this condition.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD GOLD II
• Not taking part in physical activity during the last year

Exclusion criteria

• COPD GOLD I, III, IV
• Pain in the legs that make activity difficult

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

B1

Experimental group

Description:

B1 - training in water

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training in water

S1

Experimental group

Description:

S1 - training on land

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training on land