exacerbatie COPD relapse of infection of the lower airways
Conditions
Interventions
Participate to early pulmonary rehabilitation during 8 weeks for 2 hours
weekly.
Sponsors
Isala Klinieken
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age between 40 and 80 years at least COPD GOLD II at least 10 packyears of smoking history physical therapy outside pulmonary rehabilitation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: pulmonary rehabilitation in previous year comorbidity limiting rehabilitation intolerance to prednison non-compliance asthma in history prior randomisation in trial radiological findings not fitting with COPD
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| exercise tolerance in meters. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| exacerbations and (re)admissions rate. quality of life. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed