Resting Heart Rate in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Resting Heart Rate; COPD; Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Exercise

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04890080

IKC111

Details and patient eligibility

About

110 COPD patients who were participated in the PR program were included in the study. Resting Heart Rate , pulmonary functions, functional capacity, perception of dyspnea, quality of life and psychological symptoms compared before and after PR.

Full description

In many studies, it has been reported that baroreceptor activity and heart rate variability decrease and resting heart rate (RHR) increases in COPD patients due to changes in cardiac autonomic function. Among the recommendations regarding pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and exercise training in COPD patients, approaches such as including practices targeting RHR and developing implementation strategies that improve the cardiovascular system are recommended. The primary aim of our study is to examine the effect of comprehensive exercise training consisting of breathing, aerobic and strengthening exercises on RHR in COPD patients, and secondarily to determine the factors that affect RHR change after PR in COPD patients.

110 COPD patients who were participated in the PR program were included in our retrospective study. Resting Heart Rate , pulmonary functions, functional capacity, perception of dyspnea, quality of life and psychological symptoms compared before and after PR.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with COPD according to GOLD and completed the 2-day / 8-week PR program

Exclusion criteria

• With cardiovascular disease
• With additional diseases such as diabetes
• Receiving medical treatment that affects the autonomic nervous system
• Patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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110 participants in 1 patient group

PR Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients diagnosed with COPD according to GOLD and completed the 2-day / 8-week PR program

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary Rehabilitation