"smokers lung" chronic bronchitis and emphysema
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will participate in a 4-month physical exercise training
programme in a physiotherapy setting. This programme consists of a combination
of endurance/interval training, resista
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: COPD patients visiting their general practitioner because of dyspnoea, impaired exercise capacity and/or a reduced quality of life. COPD patients who have a clinical diagnosis of mild to moderate COPD (supported by FEV1/FVC ratio 50% of predicted post-bronchodilator) and MRC-score >= 2. And not meeting the level of exercise performance as defined by the Dutch Standard of Healthy Physical Exercise.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who already receive or have received a physical exercise training programme or rehabilitation therapy in the past year. Patients who have had respiratory tract infections within the last 8 weeks. Presence of serious co morbid conditions which would interfere with regular exercise training - severe orthopaedic, muscular, or neurological disorders - cardiovascular conditions liable to be aggravated by exercise
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measure will be the functional exercise capacity measured by the increase in 6MWD at 4 months compared to baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures will be peripheral muscle strength (measured with a handheld dynamometer), physical activity (assessed by a pedometer/accelerometer), specific health related quality of life (assessed by questionnaires) and global perceived effect of the treatment according to the patients (measured on a GPE scale). There will also be some exploratory outcome measures, for example lung function, general health status, motivation and some safety and feasibility parameters. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed