Respiratory Muscle Exercise Training in COPD Patients

December 10, 2012 updated by: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

The Effectiveness of Multi-respiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Function in Patients With COPD

COPD patients often suffer from dyspnea and exercise intolerance which lower their quality of life.The aim of this proposed study is to examine the effectiveness of multi-respiratory muscle training on respiratory function of COPD patients.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The respiratory muscle training is an important part of pulmonary rehabilitation. Subjects will be recruited from the chest medicine clinic of a medical center in Northern Taiwan, randomly assigned to control and experimental groups by severity status for a 12-week muscle training intervention.The outcome measures will be performed to evaluate respiratory function, depression status and quality of life at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 weeks of training.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taoyuan, Taiwan, 333
        • Recruiting
        • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Must be stable
  • Never participate in respiratory muscle trainig program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infection or acute excerbation condition
  • Abdominal surgical
  • Severe neuromuscular, cardiac disease or dementia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Multi-respiratory muscle training
Patients will perform multi-repiratory muscle training programe for 12 weeks
Behavioral: Multi-respiratory muscle training
Patients will be taught the diaphragmatic breathing technique at the same time also will be instructed a four-item (including upper-arm weighted exercise, body side-bends, modified sit-ups, body crunching) multi-respiratory muscle training motions. To practice three times/day, three days a week lasting 12 weeks at home.
No Intervention: Diaphragmatic breathing
Patients will be taught diaphragmatic breathing technique routinely. To practice at home lasting 12 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PE max
Time Frame: three months
maximal strength of expiratory muscle
three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
PI max
Time Frame: three months
maximal strength of inspiratory muscle
three months
6MWT
Time Frame: three months
six-minute walking test
three months
MVV
Time Frame: three months
maximal voluntary volume
three months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire
Time Frame: three months
Disease-Specific quality of life
three months
CES-D
Time Frame: three months
assessment of depressive status
three months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Shu-Chuan Ho, PhD, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Min-Fang Hsu, PhD student, Department of Healthcare Administration,Asia University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

December 12, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 12, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2012

Last Verified

October 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 101-2527A3

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