J44.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Individualized Training (IT): Patients in this group take part in an individualized outpatient exercise training. The program consists of all aspects of exercise training which have been reco
Sponsors
Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: COPD GOLD I - IV Capable to come to the facilities on a weekly basis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neuromuscular diseases that prevent the patient from exercise training Any other condition or disease that in the opinion of the investigator puts the patient to an unacceptable risk or prevents him from participating in the program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-related Quality of Life (COPD-Assessment-Test) before/after 3-months training period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Lung function (spirometry) 2. Physical exercise capability (6-minute walking test (6-MWT)) 3. Quality of Live (St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)) 4. Muscle mass (ultrasound measurement of rectus femoris cross-sectional area) 5. Systemic inflammation (serum level measurements of inflammatory markers) All parameter are measured before and after a three months training period. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactUrsula Boas
Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg Innere Medizin, Pneumologie
Outcome results
None listed