Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Breathing Exercises, Exercise Tolerance, Dyspnea, Arm Exercise
Brief summary
Controlling the way people with lung problems breathe during arm exercises may reduce their breathlessness during activities of daily living that require them to lift their arms (i.e. brushing their hair, putting groceries away on high shelves). The main aim of this study is to determine the effects of specific breathing strategies during arm exercise on dyspnoea in patients with chronic lung disease. Coordinating inspiration with the action of arm elevation will reduce dyspnoea during a rhythmic overhead arm activity
Interventions
BEHAVIORALbreathing strategy
Subjects will practice a rhythmic overhead arm exercise, during which they will be taught to inspire when they elevate their arms or they will be taught to expire when they elevate their arms or, a third group, will practice a rhythmic overhead arm exercise, during which they will not be provided with any instruction regarding a specific breathing pattern. The arm exercise practiced by all groups will be identical.
Sponsors
West Park Healthcare Centre
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosis of COPD including forced expiratory volume in one second \< 80% predicted normal * presence of lung hyperinflation at rest
Exclusion criteria
* musculoskeletal or neurological condition which could adversely affect arm activity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Dyspnoea during arm exercise | 1 week |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm exercise endurance | 1 week |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed