Interest of a 30 Minutes' Intermittent Work Exercise Test in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cardiac and Pulmonary Functions

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00295113

Enrollment

Registered

2006-02-22

Start date

2001-11-30

Completion date

2003-06-30

Last updated

2025-12-22

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Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Keywords

Pulmonary arterial pressure, COPD, Cardiac output, pulmonary and cardiac functions, pulmonary arterial pressure measurements

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to observe the ventilatory and cardiac function (included the pulmonary arterial pressure) during an intermittent work exercise test with high density work load.

Interventions

PROCEDUREEFR

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* COPD patients (male and female) with moderate obstruction (FEV1/CV\<60%)

Exclusion criteria

* acute respiratory disease * any type of cardiac disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The pulmonary arterial pressure does not increase dramatically during the 30 minutes exercise test, but decreases significantly after the first 5 minutes of exercise.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The cardiac output is stable after the first 5 minutes of exercise, despite the high intensity work loads every 5 minutes.	—

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026