COPD
Conditions
Keywords
Pulmonary rehabilitation, Exercise, Field walk test, Physical performance test
Brief summary
The aims of the study are to examine the responsiveness of, and the correlation between field walk tests and physical performance test in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after participating in pulmonary rehabilitation.
Detailed description
Patients with COPD who are participating at pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) at Haukeland University Hospital will be asked and consecutive enrolled to the study. Before and after PR the six-minute walk test, incremental- and endurance shuttle walk test, 30 sec sit-to-stand test and stair test will be used to evaluate change in physical capacity and -performance.
Interventions
OTHERPulmonary rehabilitation
Pre-post test design
Sponsors
Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Haukeland University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with COPD, Forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1)/Forced vital capacity (FVC) \<0.7 and FEV1\<80% of predicted value. * Able to walk corridor and stairs * Norwegian speaking
Exclusion criteria
* COPD exacerbations requiring medical treatment last 4 weeks prior to inclusion led to deferment of inclusion * Not safe to exercise (e.g unstable angina) * mental illness and drug abuse that makes group treatment not suitable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6-minute walk test | up to 6 weeks | Change from baseline to 6 weeks in 6 minute walk distance in meter is primary outcome |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incremental Shuttle walk test | up to 6 weeks | Change from baseline to 6 weeks in walk distance in meter is the outcome |
| Endurance shuttle walk test | up to 6 weeks | Change from baseline to 6 weeks in time in second is the outcome |
| 30 second sit to stand test | up to 6 weeks | Change from baseline to in number of repetition is the outcome |
| Stair test | Up to 6 weeks | Change from baseline to 6 weeks in time of the test is the outcome: 18 steps are walked up and down three times as fast as possible. Time in sec. is measured. |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed