Inclined Versus Standard Exercise for COPD Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 45 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 54 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
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About This Trial
This study is designed to provide information regarding how to improve pulmonary rehabilitation for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary rehabilitation is an exercise program for COPD patients that is recommended and benefits some, but not all, patients. The question being studied in this trial is whether during an exercise program, walking on an incline might be be…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Veterans from all sex/gender, race, and ethnicity will be recruited
* All subjects will undergo post-bronchodilator spirometry and be clinically stable
* All subjects must have documented FEV1/FVC ratio of \<0.7, and between 30% to 80% FEV1% predicted
* If subjects have non-qu…
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