Trial Outcomes & Findings for Reducing Dynamic Hyperinflation Through Breathing Retraining (NCT NCT01009099)

NCT ID: NCT01009099

Last Updated: 2015-02-18

Results Overview

The primary outcome measure is a comparison of time walked on the constant workrate treadmill best at 12 weeks.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Target enrollment

119 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

baseline and 12 weeks

Results posted on

2015-02-18

Participant Flow

Patients were recruited from a midwestern VA hospital and were also referred from other patients and private practices.

204 patients signed informed consents and were screened for participation in the study. 85 patients did not meet eligibility criteria for the following reasons: PFT results did not meet study criteria, claudication, cardiac issues, non-compliance, changed their mind, and active substance use. 119 patients were enrolled in the protocol.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Exercise Training With Breathing Retraining
treadmill exercise training plus breathing retraining using a metranome
Exercise Training
treadmill exercise training
Overall Study
STARTED
58
61
Overall Study
COMPLETED
53
57
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
5
4

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Exercise Training With Breathing Retraining
treadmill exercise training plus breathing retraining using a metranome
Exercise Training
treadmill exercise training
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
0
Overall Study
Physician Decision
3
2
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
1
Overall Study
Death
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Reducing Dynamic Hyperinflation Through Breathing Retraining

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Arm 1
n=58 Participants
exercise training with breathing retraining breathing retraining: breathing retraining using a metronome exercise training: treadmill exercise training
Arm 2
n=61 Participants
exercise training exercise training: treadmill exercise training
Total
n=119 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Peak oxygen uptake
15.7 VO2 mL/kg/min
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.9 • n=5 Participants
16.6 VO2 mL/kg/min
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.3 • n=7 Participants
16.1 VO2 mL/kg/min
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.6 • n=5 Participants
Time on treadmill constant workrate test
6.8 minutes walked
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.5 • n=5 Participants
6.9 minutes walked
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.3 • n=7 Participants
6.9 minutes walked
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.4 • n=5 Participants
RV/TLC
171.3 percent predicted
STANDARD_DEVIATION 30.3 • n=5 Participants
168.2 percent predicted
STANDARD_DEVIATION 26.6 • n=7 Participants
169.7 percent predicted
STANDARD_DEVIATION 28.4 • n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
14 Participants
n=7 Participants
30 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
42 Participants
n=5 Participants
47 Participants
n=7 Participants
89 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
58 participants
n=5 Participants
61 participants
n=7 Participants
119 participants
n=5 Participants
Body Mass Index
30.0 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.7 • n=5 Participants
29.3 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.2 • n=7 Participants
29.7 kg/m2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.5 • n=5 Participants
FEV1
43.7 percent predicted
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.9 • n=5 Participants
44.0 percent predicted
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.9 • n=7 Participants
43.8 percent predicted
STANDARD_DEVIATION 14.3 • n=5 Participants
FEV1/FVC
46.6 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.3 • n=5 Participants
45.1 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.1 • n=7 Participants
45.8 percent
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.7 • n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous
65.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.9 • n=5 Participants
66.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.1 • n=7 Participants
66.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.0 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
54 Participants
n=5 Participants
59 Participants
n=7 Participants
113 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
57 Participants
n=5 Participants
61 Participants
n=7 Participants
118 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: baseline and 12 weeks

Population: Patients who completed 12 weeks of exercise training were analyzed. There was one patient in each group that did not complete the treadmill test at 12 weeks although they completed other secondary outcome measures. Although they did not complete this measure, they remained in the study and were not counted as a drop.

The primary outcome measure is a comparison of time walked on the constant workrate treadmill best at 12 weeks.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Exercise Training With Breathing Retraining
n=52 Participants
treadmill exercise training plus breathing retraining using a metranome
Exercise Training
n=56 Participants
treadmill exercise training
Exercise Duration (Time Walked on the Constant Workrate Treadmill Test)
15.2 minutes
Standard Deviation 14.8
17.6 minutes
Standard Deviation 14.1

Adverse Events

Exercise Training With Breathing Retraining

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Exercise Training

Serious events: 5 serious events
Other events: 5 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Exercise Training With Breathing Retraining
n=58 participants at risk
treadmill exercise training plus breathing retraining using a metranome
Exercise Training
n=61 participants at risk
treadmill exercise training
Nervous system disorders
ischemic cerebrovascular
0.00%
0/58 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
3.3%
2/61 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
fracture
1.7%
1/58 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
0.00%
0/61 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
pain
0.00%
0/58 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
1.6%
1/61 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
Vascular disorders
arterial injury-extremity lower
0.00%
0/58 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
1.6%
1/61 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
Infections and infestations
infection peripheral nerve
0.00%
0/58 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
1.6%
1/61 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Exercise Training With Breathing Retraining
n=58 participants at risk
treadmill exercise training plus breathing retraining using a metranome
Exercise Training
n=61 participants at risk
treadmill exercise training
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
COPD Exacerbation
3.4%
2/58 • Number of events 2 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).
8.2%
5/61 • Number of events 6 • Adverse events were collected over 6 months (baseline through end of study or 6 months).

Additional Information

Eileen Collins

Edward Hines Jr., VA Hospital

Phone: 708-202-3525

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place