COPD patients
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the PRT group completed an 8-week program involving once a week PRT and counseling. The PRT group performed four resistance training sessions(squat, leg extension, calf raises, stair c
each week the set or number of repetitions, intensity was increased, or the rest time between sets was decreased. Counseling was done via pedometer feedback.
CON group maintained their usual lifestyle
Sponsors
Shinko Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Study inclusion criteria were patients diagnosed with COPD based on GOLD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) criteria.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria were patients within 1 month of an exacerbation, and those with a comorbidity including cardiac failure, heart pacemakers, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or orthopedic surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The evaluations were performed at baseline and post the intervention(after 8 week). The primary outcomes were assessed by measuring PA using a pedometer and quadriceps muscle strength (QS) using a dynamometer, muscle thickness and echo intensity, body composition. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes were assessed to grip strength, COPD assessment test, Timed up and go test, 5 repetition stand time, hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), the Nagasaki university respiratory ADL questionnaire, SGRQ, SF-36, mini nutritional assessment, life space assessment, 6-minute walk test, Instruction manual of Japanese version of Montreal cognitive assessment. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactChiharu Fujisawa
Shinko Hospital Rehabilitation Center
Outcome results
None listed