Viscoelastic Properties of Respiratory and Peripheral Muscles of COPD Patients

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Muscle Tone Abnormalities; COPD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06580353

2023/391

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare the viscoelastic properties of auxiliary respiratory muscles and peripheral muscles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with healthy subjects. Myotonometry was used to evaluate the viscoelastic properties of the muscles. The viscoelastic properties of the sternoclaidus mastoid, pectoralis major, upper trapezius, deltoid, biceps brachii, rectus femoris, gastrocinemius, and tibialis anterior muscles were evaluated.

Full description

muscle viscoelastic properties; muscle tone, stiffness and elasticity. These features may vary due to muscle overuse, lack of relaxation and recovery. The aim is to investigate these differences in COPD patients and healthy individuals.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male gender,
• body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-29.9 kg/m2,
• stable COPD patients

Exclusion criteria

• being in the acute exacerbation period for COPD patients,
• having undergone any neurological, orthopaedic or thoracic surgery,
• presence of malignancy in any organ,
• presence of comorbidities affecting muscle atrophy (myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, etc.).

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

COPD group

Description:

Patients with COPD who presented to the chest diseases polyclinic and whose symptoms of cough, sputum and/or dyspnoea accompanied by tachypnoea and/or tachycardia had not worsened in the last 14 days were defined as 'Stable COPD group' \[

Control group

Description:

The control group was defined as those who did not have any systemic disease and who were normal at the end of the polyclinic examination who applied to the chest diseases polyclinic.