Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Interventions
2:Conventional treatment + walking
3:Conventional treatment + pulmonary rehabilitation prescription
4:Conventional treatment + Upper and lower extremities resistance movement
5:Conventional treatment + Upper and lower extremities resistance movement + pulmonary rehabilitation prescription
Sponsors
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) diagnosed with COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines (2018); (2) clinically stable in the past 4 weeks; (3) of either sex and between the age of 40–80 years; (4) volunteer to participate; (5) and have not exercised regularly for at least 6 months before the study (at least twice a week).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) presented with an exacerbation of the disease; (2) with physical comorbidities that prevented them from performing exercise; (3) with exercise-limiting cardiovascular or neuromuscular diseases; (4) not suitable for an assessment of muscle strength of the limbs; (5) with contraindications to electromyography tests.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pulmonary function;respiratory muscle strength;exercise capacity; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surface electromyography;quality of life;dyspnea;psychological function;body composition;physical activity level;General Self-Efficacy Scale;cognitive function; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiaodan Liu
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed