Validation of an Intermittent Shuttle Walking Protocol in Patients With COPD

Launched by NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY · Mar 26, 2020

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Although previous research in the area of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD has documented that high intensity exercise induces greater benefits than moderate intensity exercise, patients with advanced COPD patients cannot sustain sufficiently high intensities for long periods of time due to exertional breathlessness. While patients are limited by breathlessness during continuous modes of exercise, intermittent exercise is considered to be a good alternative strategy for patients with advanced COPD as it is associated with reduced exertional symptoms. Intermittent exercise consists of repeat...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Male or female aged 40 years or older.
• • 2. Current or previous smoking history: 10 or more pack years.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Orthopaedic, neurological or other concomitant diseases that significantly impair normal biomechanical movement patterns, as judged by the investigator.
• • 2. Moderate or severe COPD exacerbation within 6 weeks.
• • 3. Unstable cardiac arrhythmia.
• • 4. Unstable ischaemic heart disease, including myocardial infarction within 6 weeks.
• • 5. Moderate or severe aortic stenosis or hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.