Respiratory chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Sponsors
mekki marwa
Prof. Yassine trabelsi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Stable COPD patients (2) absence of other obstructive disease (asthma, bronchiectasis...) and (3) lack of musculoskeletal or neurologic conditions that might affect their exercise performance
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who smoke and those who run significant response to bronchodilators, defined as an increase in forced expiratory volume in 1 second over 12% from predicted values were excluded from our study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| six minutes walking test, balance assesssment, maximal voluntary contraction. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| spirometry and anthropometric measures | — |
Countries
Tunisia
Contacts
Public ContactYassine Trabelsi
Department of Physiology and Lung Function Testing University of Sousse
Outcome results
None listed