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Interval exercise versus continuous exercise in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interval exercise versus continuous exercise in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN11611768
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2004-06-08
Start date
2004-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-11-28

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Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Respiratory Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Interventions

Group 1: 12-15 sessions of high intensity continuous exercise Group 2: 12-15 sessions of interval exercise Between group comparisons in terms of changes of clinical outcomes (health-related quality of

Sponsors

AstraZeneca Switzerland
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: COPD with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage III and IV admitted to an inpatient respiratory rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Health-related quality of life (HRQL), measured by the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) two weeks after the end of rehabilitation—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoints include additional clinical outcomes such as functional exercise capacity, other HRQL measures, patients' experience of physical exercise as well as physiological measures of the effects of physical exercise such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing.—

Countries

Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

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