Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. diagnosed with stable COPD (FEV1/FVC< 0.7); 2. aged over 40 years, and both sex; 3. volunteer to participate; 4. have not participate in exercise regularly at least 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. COPD concurrent with other diseases like asthma and tuberculosis which are unsuitable to participate; 2. COPD concurrent with other severe diseases like cardiovascular, liver, kidney and so on; 3. COPD with the musculoskeletal disease; 4. COPD patients cannot complete the test of the cardiopulmonary exercise test and shuttle walk test; 5. COPD patients with contraindications that cannot conduct the body composition evaluation; 6. COPD patients with brain dysfunction.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| respiratory muscle strength;peripheral skeletal muscle strength;cognitive function; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pulmonary function;exercise capacity; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine