Effect of Exercise Training Under HFO Device on Endurance Tolerance in Patients With COPD and CRF: a Randomized Controlled Study.

Launched by ISTITUTI CLINICI SCIENTIFICI MAUGERI SPA · Oct 23, 2017

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ClinConnect Summary

160 patients will be enrolled in 4 different hospitals. One of those, ICS Maugeri, will contribute with 5 different Institutes \[Brescia, Pavia, Tradate (VA),Veruno (NO) and Cassano delle Murge (BA)\]. Thus the total recruiting centers will be eight.

During the whole rehabilitation period, the patients will perform one training session/day.

The patients will use medications and oxygen therapy at rest as prescribed. The patients will perform no less than 20 training sessions within a period of one month. The rehabilitative intervention will be constantly supervised by a respiratory therapi...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • COPD and CRF diagnosis under LTOT,
• • clinical stability (pH \> 7.35 and \< 7.46, no change in respiratory drugs therapy during the last seven days)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • orthopedic or neurological disease,
• • cognitive impairment (Mini Mental State Examination \< 22)
• • anamnestic history of ischemic heart disease or heart failure, COPD+ fibrosis and COPD+ OSAS.