Impact of pulmonary rehabilitation programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

evaluation of the combined effect of endurance training or strength training on endurance tolerance and muscle strength of the lower limbs.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201711002730365

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-30

Start date

2017-09-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Respiratory chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Interventions

ET added to voluntary contraction

ET added to neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Stable COPD patients, absence of other obstructive disease (eg, asthma, bronchiectasis); (3) lack of recent cardiac or neuromuscular pathologies; and (4) a fall in the last 5 years or a recent near-fall. Individuals who smoked and those who had a significant response to bronchodilators, defined as an increase > 12% in forced expiratory volume in 1 second .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: cognitive deficiency, a neurological or locomotive condition that may impair their mobility and balance were excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
6-Minutes Walking Test (6MWT), maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), electromyography (EMG)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
spirometry	—

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactYassine Trabelsi

Department of Physiology and Lung Function Testing University of Sousse

trabelsiyassine@yahoo.fr+21620202963

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026