None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the project is to determine whether the benefit of flat-ground walking training is similar to cycling training in improving exercise capacity and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hypothesis: On completion of an eight-week training program, subjects with COPD will demonstrate similar improvement in exercise capacity and HRQoL in the flat-ground walking training group and the cycling grop.
Interventions
Randomised, controlled;
People will be randomly allocated into one of two groups.
The first group is flat-ground walking group
People in this group will be trained in the rehabilitation gym, walking around a rectanglar track starting from 30 minutes and gradually increase up to 45 minutes by week 6. The training will go for 8 weeks, 3 times per week. The walking speed of each individual is based on their incremental shuttle walk test result (75% of their peak walking speed). We aim to increase t
Randomised, controlled; People will be randomly allocated into one of two groups. The first group is flat-ground walking group People in this group will be trained in the rehabilitation gym, walking around a rectanglar track starting from 30 minutes and gradually increase up to 45 minutes by week 6. The training will go for 8 weeks, 3 times per week. The walking speed of each individual is based on their incremental shuttle walk test result (75% of their peak walking speed). We aim to increase their walking speed according to their exercise tolerance each week.
Sponsors
The University of Sydney
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; stable condition; Both male and female participants will be included with no age limits as long as the inclusion crieria are met.
Exclusion criteria
Unstable cardiac disease, completed a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the last 12 months or attending maintenance exercise, inability to understand English, Body Mass Index (BMI) over or equal to 35 kg/m²
Outcome results
None listed