Other specific forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
All patients will perform pulmonary function tests (spirometry, carbon monoxide diffusion, maximum inspiratory pressure, quantification of the degree of emphysema by chest tomography and cardiac func
Device
Sponsors
Programa de Pós Graduação em Saude e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, UFMS
Hospital Universitario Maria Aparecida Pedrossian
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Will be included volunteers with at least 35 years of age; COPD patients according to GOLD II, III and IV criteria; Free of exacerbation for at least four weeks; Who are not participating in any pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Individuals who are unable to perform Cardiopulmonary exercise test on a cycloergometer; Are not fit from a cardiovascular and metabolic point of view; use of beta-blockers; signs of ischemic coronary and / or peripheral disease; uncontrolled diabetes; hypo or hyperthyroidism; rheumatic or neurological disease; asthma; cognitive deficit; hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, that is, carbon dioxide blood pressure above 50 mmHg in resting arterial blood gases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find criteria in pulmonary function and imaging exams that can identify similar characteristics among patients who present a positive response in the exercise test associated with noninvasive ventilation, and may establish guidelines for the safe indication of this therapy in pulmonary rehabilitation programs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To demonstrate the improvement of the exercise capacity of patients with the use of Non-Invasive Ventilation | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRodrigo Koch
Programa de Pós Graduação em Saude e Desenvolvimento da Região Centro-Oeste, UFMS
Outcome results
None listed