Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient hospitalized for exacerbated COPD; both genders; without limitation of mobility.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Level of awareness by score Glasgow score less than fifteen; Borg dyspnoea score greater than seven; unstable heart disease; limited mobility; hemodynamic instabilit; mechanical ventilation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study showed that aerobic physical activity initiated in hospitalization of COPD patients did not worsen the inflammatory process, when it evaluated an inflammation before and after exercise;There was also an improvement in quality of life after one month of hospital discharge in the intervention group compared to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There was no difference regarding rehospitalization between groups. ;There was no difference in the mortality rate between groups. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu /UNESP;Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu /UNESP