Transcutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulation In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

The University Clinic of Pulmonary and Allergic Diseases Golnik

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Device: Transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01226342

Golnik-COPD-TENS-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation (TCEMS) is well established intervention for rehabilitation of clinically stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The investigators have conceived this study to test whether TCEMS is feasible and tolerated by patients experiencing severe physical and psychical challenge of acutely exacerbated COPD.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease GOLD stage III or IV
• acute exacerbation of the disease

Exclusion criteria

• contraindications for transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 1 patient group

TCEMS

Experimental group

Description:

Patients who will receive transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation