Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise Tolerance, Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to determine if: the large muscles of the leg, activated during walking, are also active during scooting; whether scooting alters the relationship between leg and breathing heaviness; whether there is evidence of leg fatigue during scooting.
Interventions
DEVICEscooting
three-wheeled scooter (Monark 662, Monark Exercise AB Sweden) comprised of a single front wheel that provides steering and two rear wheels that create a wide base of support.
Sponsors
West Park Healthcare Centre
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of COPD: FEV1 \< 80 % and FEV1/FVC \< 0.7; * Able to communicate in English * Clinically stable
Exclusion criteria
* predominant co-morbidities or treatments that might influence the results of exercise testing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| slope of the relationship between self-reported breathing and leg heaviness using Borg scale | 1 week | Borg scale ratings of breathing and leg heaviness will be measured during stepwise incremental speed exercise tests. The relationship between leg and breathing heaviness with increasing demand (speed) is quantified by the slope of the relationship between self-reported breathing and leg heaviness under each condition of customary walking and scooting. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed