Effects of Treadmill Versus Cycling Endurance Training in Patients With COPD

NCT ID: NCT03120169

Last Updated: 2018-02-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-03-30
• Study Completion Date: 2017-11-27

Brief Summary

Aim of this study is to investigate the effects of treadmill versus cycling endurance training on Balance, gait performance and exercise capacity in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Patients will be recruited during a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program and will be randomized into one of two intervention groups. Walking intensity in the treadmill group will be set at 80 percent of the average speed of the 6-minute walking test. The cycling group will exercise at an intensity of 60 percent according to an Initial incremental cycling test.

Patients will perform 5 to 6 training sessions per week. The total exercise duration will be progressively increased from 10 to 30 minutes. Walking or cycling intensity will also be progressively increased if perceived exertion during exercise is rated below 3 on the modified 10-point Borg scale.

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

treadmill endurance training

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

treadmill endurance training

Intervention Type: OTHER

n = 15 patients with COPD. Walking intensity will be initially set at 80 percent of 6-minute Walking test Speed with progressive increase in Duration and intensity.

cycling endurance training

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

cycling endurance training

Intervention Type: OTHER

n=15 patients with COPD. Cycling intensity will initially be set at 60 percent of Peak work rate with progressive increase in Duration and intensity

Interventions

treadmill endurance training

n = 15 patients with COPD. Walking intensity will be initially set at 80 percent of 6-minute Walking test Speed with progressive increase in Duration and intensity.

Intervention Type: OTHER

cycling endurance training

n=15 patients with COPD. Cycling intensity will initially be set at 60 percent of Peak work rate with progressive increase in Duration and intensity

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• COPD Stage III or IV according to the global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease
• impaired exercise capacity (6 Minute walk distance of less than 70% of the reference values from Troosters et al.)

Exclusion Criteria

• acute, severe exacerbation of COPD
• carbon dioxide of more than 45 mmHg at rest
• any disabilities that prevent patient form walking or cycling
• Patient is not able to walk 20 meters without any aid (for example rollator)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Klaus Kenn

Head physican (department of pneumology)

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Schoen Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Schönau am Königssee, , Germany

Countries

Germany

Other Identifiers

treadmill vs. cycling in COPD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id