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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All participants should meet the following criteria: (1) a diagnosis of stage II, III chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), based on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases (GOLD) staging system(Forced expiratory volume1(FEV1)/Forced vital capacity(FVC)<70%, FEV1 < 80%); (2) confirmed the participation to the intervention for the current study at the discretion of the responsible medical doctors; (3) capable of independent mobility without any musculoskeletal and/or neurological dysfunction that may limit patients’ physical mobility for excercise training and/or functional assessment for this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: This study excludes the patients with: (1) history of other lung diseases, including pneumoconiosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary tuberculosis, primary pulmonary hypertension,pulmonary embolism and interstitial lung disease; (2) any concomitant diseases that could interfere with the general condition such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal failure, cancer, mental disease; and (3) neuromuscular impairment that would interfere with the patient’s mobility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyspnea measured by American thorcic society (ATS) scale;6-minute walking test; medication compliance;Self-reported physical activity ;???? ?? ;Disease-related quality of life measured by Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire(SGRQ) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Yonsei University