Effective High Aerobic Intensity Endurance Training Regimes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperoxia; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Treatments: Behavioral: 4 times 4 minutes high aerobic intensity one leg cycling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00658853

149-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

4 times 4 minutes interval training with and without hyperoxia is more effective than low intensity endurance training.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD

Exclusion criteria

• Heart disease
• Walking or cycling inabilities
• Other diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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26 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

High aerobic intensity treadmill walking. 4 by 4 minutes interval training on a 5% graded treadmill at a heart rate corresponding to 85-95% of maximal heart rate. 3 times per week for 10 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: 4 times 4 minutes high aerobic intensity one leg cycling

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

4 times 4 minutes interval training in hyperoxia - 100% oxygen

Treatment:

Behavioral: 4 times 4 minutes high aerobic intensity one leg cycling

3

Active Comparator group

Description:

One leg at a time training 4 times 4 minutes interval training using cycling ergometer

Treatment:

Behavioral: 4 times 4 minutes high aerobic intensity one leg cycling