Moderate to severe COPD patients Respiratory Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Interventions
Three study groups will be studied:
A. Supervised, high intensity continuous training
B. Supervised, interval training
C. Home-based self paced trainin
Sponsors
Department of Pulmonology, Szeged University, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutics (Hungary)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. COPD patients 2. Forced Expiratory Volume in the first second (FEV1)<80% and FEV1/ Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)<70%
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe cardiovascular, neurological or exercise-limiting muskuloskeletal diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in peak oxygen uptake in the incremental test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. After training changes in peak work rate 2. Quality of life 3. Lactate threshold 4. Changes in isotime physiologic variables (minute ventilation, ventilatory equivalents, respiratory rate and heart rate) | — |
Countries
Hungary
Outcome results
None listed