A 12 Week Physical Training Programme for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A 12 Week Physical Training Programme for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)-a Comparison of Water Based and Land Based Group Training

The purpose of this study is to determine whether water based or land based group training is more effective for people with COPD.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Training in water; Behavioral: Training on land

Detailed Description

COPD is a more common diagnosis today compared to 20 years ago, and the group is growing fast. The suffering caused by COPD and the financial cost to society is on the increasing. The principal causes of COPD are smoking and inactivity. So far it is poorly understood wich form of exercise is the most effective in training this condition.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 22
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Norway
  • Nord-Trøndelag
    • Levanger, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, 7600
      • Levanger Hosp

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 50 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• COPD GOLD II
• Not taking part in physical activity during the last year

Exclusion Criteria:

• COPD GOLD I, III, IV
• Pain in the legs that make activity difficult

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: B1; B1 - training in water	Behavioral: Training in water; 45 minutes interval training in water, submaximal intensity, twice a week
Experimental: S1; S1 - training on land	Behavioral: Training on land; 45 minutes interval training on land, submaximal intensity, twice a week

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
VO2 peak	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Health related quality of life	12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Collaborators: Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF; Nord-Trøndelag University College
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Thor Naustdal, MD, Hospital of Levanger / NTNU ISB

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 1, 2008
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2009
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 29, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): September 1, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 7, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 18, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: COPD; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Health related quality of life; Functional exercise capacity; Water exercise; Physical group training
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
• Other Study ID Numbers: 4.2007.679 (REK); 17117 (NSD)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No