Exercise in severe COPD: Is walking different to stair-climbing?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000029

Enrollment

Registered

2008-09-05

Start date

2006-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J44

Interventions

Group 1: assessment of physiological changes after 6 minutes walking and after 44 stair climbing in patients with severe COPD Group 2: assessment of physiological changes after 44 stair climbing and a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Stable stage III and IV COPD patients according to GOLD criteria13 were included. Only patients who reported dyspnea already during mildest exertion were studied. Furthermore, all patients stated that their exercise capacity was limited by dyspnea and not by skeletal muscle weakness.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Difference in the change of PaO2 when comparing walking and stair-climbing	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood gases, blood lactate, lung function parameters, maximal inspiratory mouth, sniff nasal and twitch mouth pressures, blood pressure, heart rate, and Borg Dyspnea Scale (BDS)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Dreher

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Innere Medizin - Pneumologie

michael.dreher@uniklinik-freiburg.de

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026