Relationship between body balance, lung function, nutritional status and functional capacity in male patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615000627550

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-16

Start date

2015-05-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

the aim of this study was to determine possible relation between balance impairment, lung function, nutritional status and exercise capacity in patients suffering from COPD.

Interventions

This was a observational study in which adults with COPD underwent pulmonary function testing (plethysmography), 6-min walking test (6MWT), and nutritional status assessment using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Body balance was quantified using Timed UP and GO test, BBS scale, Tinetti test and Unipodal Stance Test (UST). participants completed each test over 1 hour at baseline and again after 1 month Duration: 1 months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

45 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

A convenience sample of adults males with COPD was recruited for participating. The inclusion criteria for people with COPD was the presence of moderate to severe disease (stage II or III) diagnosed by a physician on the basis of the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease

Exclusion criteria

(1) known cognitive impairment; (2) mechanical ventilation for all or part of the day; (3) neurological or musculoskeletal condition that limited mobility; and (4) symptomatic cardiovascular disease.

Outcome results