Different Modalities of Exercise Training in COPD With Chronic Respiratory Failure (CRF)

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Advanced (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) COPD is a condition with a negative prognosis that causes symptoms such as wheezing and fatigue that dramatically reduce the quality of life of the person with the disease.

Typically, the advanced stage of COPD is characterized by a fluctuating pattern and recurrent hospitalizations, and by a vicious circle in which dyspnoea increases and exercise tolerance reduces, which in turn causes depression and associated social isolation, low quality of life and increased risk of death.

Muscle dysfunction in these patients contributes together with ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • age\> 50 years
• • clinical definition of COPD according to GOLD guidelines (10) with FEV1 / FVC G 70% and FEV1 \<50% of the above
• • PaO2 in air-ambient lower than 60 mmHg evaluated through arterial blood gas analysis
• • oxygen therapy prescription for more than 18 hours/ day for at least one month
• • clinical stable condition
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • presence of pulmonary diseases other than COPD
• • respiratory tract infections in the last 4 weeks
• • termination