Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Exercise in Patients With COPD (proTENS)

Groupe Hospitalier du Havre

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Physical Activity; TEN; COPD

Treatments: Other: CWRT with low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Other: CWRT with sham-low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03548870

2017-A02290-53

Details and patient eligibility

About

Early pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended after an episode of severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, its implementation is challenging particularly as regard exercise training. Several studies showed that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) could improve dyspnea and pulmonary function. The aim of this study is to assess the acute effect of TENS on exercise tolerance in post-exacerbation COPD patients

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• a diagnosis of COPD

Exclusion criteria

• exercise contraindication Any musculoskeletal problems, cardiovascular or
• neurological comorbidities that limits exercise.
• pH < 7,35
• Body temperature > 38°C
• cardiac frequency > 100 bpm at rest
• systolic blood pressure < 100 mmHg
• exacerbation during the study
• heart pace-maker or defibrillator
• Opiate treatment during the last 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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2 participants in 2 patient groups

Test with TENS

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will perform one Constant Work-Rate Exercise Test at 80% of maximum workload with low frequency TENS

Treatment:

Other: CWRT with low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Test with sham-TENS

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Patients will perform one Constant Work-Rate Exercise Test at 80% of maximum workload with low frequency sham-TENS

Treatment:

Other: CWRT with sham-low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation