Passive Heat Therapy for People With COPD
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
COPD
Cardiovascular Diseases
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 40 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 32 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia · Other
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About This Trial
People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) often develop high blood pressure and heart disease due to their sedentary lifestyle and difficulty exercising. The investigators will test if heating can mimic the health benefits of exercise by monitoring the increase in leg blood-flow using ultrasound during a 45-minute hot-water footbath. The patients will then undergo 6-weeks of hot-wat…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Non-smoking individuals
* \>40 years of age
* Stable (exacerbation free for \>6 weeks), moderate-to-severe COPD (post bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \<lower limit of normal and FEV1 z-score \<2.51)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Performing structured exercise training (i.e. pulmonary rehabi…
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