STRETCH OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

EFFECTS OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLE STRETCH ON THORACOABDOMINAL MECHANIC, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02036762

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-15

Start date

2011-11-30

Completion date

2014-01-31

Last updated

2014-01-15

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Conditions

Dyspnea, Quality of Life, Respiratory Symptoms

Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Thoracoabdominal Mechanics, Functional capacity, Quality of life

Brief summary

THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO TEST IF THE STRETCHING OF THE RESPIRATORY ACCESSORY MUSCLE PROVIDE SOME BENEFIT ON THORACOABDOMINAL MECHANICS, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Detailed description

PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO PASSIVE STRETCHING OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLES AND EXERCISE IN TREADMILL DURING 12 WEEKS, TWICE A WEEK. ONE WEEK AFTER THE TRAINING PERIOD, THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, THE THORACOABDOMINAL MECHANICS AND LEVELS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION WILL BE ASSESSED.

Interventions

OTHERStretching Exercises

The group submitted to stretching exercises in the respiratory muscles and treadmill exercises

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis * Clinical stability * Absence of previous thoracic surgery * Absence of other limitations

Exclusion criteria

* Copd exacerbation * Absence greater than three days

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Functional Capacity	One week after the end of training	Distance obtained (in meters) during six minutes walking test

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Thoracoabdominal mechanics	One week after the end of training	The kinematic will be analyzed by optoelectronic plethysmograph during 30 seconds at rest, followed by 30 seconds after 3 minutes cycling without load, followed by 30 seconds after 30 minutes pedaling with load (25% of the calculated maximum watt).

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Anxiety and depression	One week after the end of training	Measured by HADs Scale

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

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