Impact of Muscle Afferent Feedback During Exercise in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Impact of Somatosensory Feedback on Peripheral Muscle Fatigue and Exercise Tolerance in Patients With COPD
Recently, direct evidences point to the contributing role of peripheral muscle fatigue in exercise tolerance among patients with COPD. However, the physiological mechanisms by which peripheral muscle fatigue impairs exercise tolerance are still unknown, as factors regulating peripheral muscle fatigue in COPD may be complex. One possible link between limb muscle fatigue and exercise intolerance could be enhanced afferent signals from the active limb muscles to the central command, thereby limiting central motor output and eventually leading to exercise termination.
A direct method to investigate the regulation of peripheral muscle fatigue during exercise in patients with COPD is the blockade of peripheral neural afferents via lumbar anesthesia. Consequently, investigating the interplay between the peripheral muscular component and the central motor command during self-paced exercise could shed light on the regulation of peripheral muscle fatigue in COPD and its implication in exercise intolerance.
研究概览
详细说明
The aim of the study is to characterize the role of peripheral muscle afferents on the development of muscle fatigue, cardiorespiratory response and exercise tolerance to constant-workrate endurance cycling exercise in patients with COPD.
In a double-blind randomized design, patients with GOLD stage II-III COPD will be recruited and will complete a constant-workrate cycling test following either the injection of a placebo [NaCl, interspinous L2-L3] or an opioid [Fentanyl 25 µg, intrathecal L2-L3] inhibiting central feedback of peripheral muscles sensory afferents. Quadriceps force (TwQ) will be measured by magnetic stimulation of the femoral nerve and central chemoreceptors response will be assessed by CO2 rebreathing, both performed before and after the injection. Finally, TwQ will also be measured after the endurance cycling test to assess the magnitude of quadriceps fatigue induced by symptom-limited exercise.
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Quebec
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Québec、Quebec、加拿大、G1V 4G5
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec - Université Laval
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描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Smoking history > 15 pack-years
- COPD GOLD II-III (30 % predicted < FEV1 < 80 % predicted; FEV1/FVC < 0.70)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unstable condition
- Recent exacerbation (<3 months)
- Recent cancer (<3 months)
- Myopathy, neuromuscular disease
- Unstable cardiac disease
- Hepatic, kidney, intestinal disease
- BMI > 35
- PaCO2 > 45 mmHg
- PaO2 < 60 mmHg
学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 分配：随机化
- 介入模型：交叉作业
- 屏蔽：四人间
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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实验性的：安慰剂
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placebo [NaCl]
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实验性的：芬太尼
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Single-dose of intrathecal fentanyl [25ug] Duration of fentanyl : 3.5 hours
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
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Endurance time
大体时间：60-min post-anesthesia - From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients)
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Exercise tolerance is referred as the endurance time (sec) during constant-workrate cycling test at 80 % of the predetermined maximal workload in every conditions (placebo and fentanyl)
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60-min post-anesthesia - From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients)
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Ventilatory response
大体时间：60-min post-anesthesia-From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients)
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The ventilatory response (Ventilation, L/min) will be monitored continuously during the cycling test and will be compared between the two conditions (placebo vs. fentanyl)
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60-min post-anesthesia-From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients)
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Quadriceps muscle fatigue
大体时间：15-min after the end of constant-workload cycling test
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The quadriceps muscle fatigue will be monitored before and after the cycling test to quantify the extent of muscle fatigue produced by the cycling test.
This will be done by magnetic stimulation of the femoral nerve and maximal voluntary contraction.
Also, non-invasive surface electromyography (EMG) of the quadriceps will help to better characterize muscle fatigue.
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15-min after the end of constant-workload cycling test
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Dynamic hyperinflation
大体时间：60-min post-anesthesia-From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients) - Every 2-min during exercise
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Dynamic hyperinflation will be monitored periodically every 2-min during the cycling test by manoeuvres of inspiratory capacity and will be compared between the two conditions (placebo vs. fentanyl)
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60-min post-anesthesia-From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients) - Every 2-min during exercise
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Effort perception
大体时间：60-min post-anesthesia-From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients) - Every 2-min during exercise
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Leg fatigue and dyspnea perception (Borg scale scores) will be monitored periodically every 2-min during the cycling test and will be compared between the two conditions (placebo vs. fentanyl)
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60-min post-anesthesia-From the start to the end of the constant-workload cycling test (limited by symptoms of the patients) - Every 2-min during exercise
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员：François Maltais, MD、Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval
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