Respiratory chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
PR+NMES group
Sponsors
mekki marwa
Yassine trabelsi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) a diagnosis of COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria and post-bronchodilator results on spirometry of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) / Forced vital capacity (FVC) < 0.7 according to GOLD guidelines (2) absence of other obstructive disease (asthma, bronchiectasis...) and (3) lack of musculoskeletal or neurologic conditions that might affect their exercise performance, symptomatic cardiac disease, or previous lung surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who smoke and those who run significant response to bronchodilators, defined as an increase in FEV1 over 12% from predicted values were excluded from our study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Exercise tolerance, balance, Time Up and Go (TUG) test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the quadriceps muscle were recorded. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary function testing | — |
Countries
Tunisia
Contacts
Public ContactYassine trabelssi
Department of Physiology and Lung Function Testing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sousse
Outcome results
None listed