Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise, Physical activity, Rehabilitation, COPD.
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of walking urban circuits in increasing the level of physical activity and exercise capacity in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients after being enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Interventions
OTHERrehabilitation more the urban circuit
included in a standard rehabilitation program + the urban circuit. A total of 32 urban walking circuits were developed jointly with the town hall of Mataró(124,000 in habitants)and were included in a triptych called A PEU, FEM SALUT! Itineraris urbans per Mataró http://www.mataro.cat/web/portal/ca/salut/salut\_publica/itineraris/index
OTHERrehabilitation program but not given urbane circuits
Only rehabilitation program and general recommendations on physical activity and lifestyle . No urbans circuits.
Sponsors
Hospital de Mataró
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
50 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* severe COPD (post-bronchodilator Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/ Forced vital capacity (FVC) \<0.7 and FEV1 \<50%) and stable disease defined as no exacerbation, hospital admission or change in treatment in the previous three months.
Exclusion criteria
* The
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| walked in meters in the six minute walking test (6MWT) | Unlike walking meters of baseline and one year | The 6MWT was standardized following international recommendations. Oxygen saturation and heart rate were recorded throughout the test using a pulsioximeter (Digit ® Finger Oximeter, Smiths Medical PM, USA). Dyspnea was evaluated using the modified Borg scale at the beginning and end of the test |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed