Other pulmonary obstructive diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Blood flow restriction group: 10 patients with COPD will perform conventional pulmonary therapy and strength exercise for upper and lower limbs with 30% of 1 maximum repetition and the increment of 50
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Eligibility
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnostic of moderate or severe COPD (post-bronchodilatatior VEF1 between 30 and 60% of the predicted value); aging 50 years or more; clinicaly stable for at least a month before treatment (infections or acute exarcebations); non-smokers or ex-smokers for at least a year; without cardiovascular or orthopedic diseases that make impossible performing the exercises; being under medical treatment; have bachial-ankle index between 0.9 and 1.3, indicating that there is no risk of peripherical artery disease.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Will be excluded from the sample those who: exarcebate the disease during the treatment protocol; stop taking medication; present oxygen saturation smaller then 85% during exercises.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase of strength, functional capacity and pulmonary function for the strength training with blood flow restriction group after 6 weeks of treatment, in comparison with the group without blood flow restriction and control group.;No improvement on the pulmonary function was observe in any of the groups. Regarding the strength and functional capacity both with and without blood flow restriction groups improved, with a clinical difference between them being the blood flow restriction group more efficient. The control group did not presented improvement in any of the variables. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement on the Dyspnoea-12 questionnaire for the strength training with blood flow restriction group after 6 weeks of treatment, in comparison with the group without blood flow restriction and control group.;Both with and without blood flow restriction groups improved the Dyspnoea-12 score, with a clinical difference between them being the blood flow restriction group more efficient. The control group did not presented improvement. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactElisio Pereira Neto
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Outcome results
None listed