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Improving Exercise Capacity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients Through Uphill Walking
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating walking on incline or walking at increasing speed for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Completed, enrolled 8 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study is designed to provide preliminary information regarding how to improve pulmonary rehabilitation for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary rehabilitation is an exercise program for COPD patients that is recommended and benefits some, but not all, patients. The question being studied in this trial is whether walking on an incline might be better than walking on faster on a flat surface in training muscles so that patients might be less short of breath with exercise.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Subjects will be prepared for data collection by wearing a form-fitting suit (i.e., wrestling singlet) and obtaining height and body weight. Retro-reflective markers will be placed bilaterally on anatomical locations of the feet, legs, and hips. Subjects will be outfitted with the portable metabolic cart and oximeter as in the previous visit. One of two treadmill trials will be performed: 1) at the speed and 2) at the slope +speed determined in the previous visit. Trial order will be randomized among subjects and across visits 3 \& 4. For each trial, subjects will be asked to walk on a treadmill for up to 6 minutes. Speed or slope will be increased every 30 seconds and they will be asked to walk for one minute at that speed or slope.