Maximal Voluntary Conctraction (MVC) of the m. quadriceps femoris in patients with moderate to very severe COPD.

Maximal Voluntary Conctraction (MVC) of the m. quadriceps femoris in patients with moderate to very severe COPD. - Maximal Voluntary Conctraction of quadriceps muscle in patients with COPD.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31906

Enrollment

137

Registered

2008-12-23

Start date

2009-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

Chronisch Ostructieve aandoeningen aan de luchtwegen COPD

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: COPD (GOLD II-IV)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients will not have the MVC recorded if they report any known confounding musculoskeletal or neuromuscular pathology affecting the right leg. This will include: 1) Severe osteoarthritis of either the right hip or knee joint which causes pain when positioned or performing the manoeuvre; 2) Compressive spinal pathology affecting the lumbar nerve roots; 3) Polyneuropathy or mononeuropathy affecting the femoral nerve. Patients with diabetes will general NOT be considered to fall into this category; 4) Co-existent or progressive motor neuron, neuromuscular junction or primary muscle disease; 5) Previous stroke (thrombo-embolic or haemorrhagic) affecting the right side; 6) Critical peripheral vascular disease affecting proximal leg blood flow (aorto-iliac disease).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal Voluntary Contraction of the m. quadriceps femoris	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Nvt.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results