Nurse Managed Sequential Strength Training and Bicycle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 11/18/2012 |
| Start Date: | November 2008 |
| End Date: | May 2013 |
| Contact: | Margaret K. Covey, PhD, RN |
| Email: | mkcovey@uic.edu |
| Phone: | 312-996-4985 |
Nurse Managed Sequential Resistance Then Aerobic Training in COPD
This is a 16 week exercise training program for people with severe to very severe chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The purpose of this study is to find out if performing
strength training prior to initiating exercise training on a stationary bicycle is
associated with greater gains in functional status than bicycle training alone or concurrent
bicycle and strength training together.
Volunteers are randomly assigned to one of three groups: 1). 8 weeks of resistance
(strength) training followed by 8 weeks of bicycle exercise training, 2). 8 weeks of chair
exercise followed by 8 weeks of resistance (strength) training and bicycle exercise
training, or 3). 8 weeks of chair exercise followed by 8 weeks of bicycle exercise training.
The length of the training is 16 weeks for all 3 groups. Volunteers train 3 days per week in
our lab located in the Chicagoland area and are supervised by an exercise specialist.
Inclusion Criteria:
- FEV1/FVC < 70 and FEV1 < 55%,
- > 45 years of age,
- experience dyspnea with exertion,
- stable clinical condition (Stable clinical condition is defined as free of
respiratory tract infections for at least two months prior to enrollment, no recent
change in the color, consistency, or quantity of sputum, afebrile and no recent
change in medical therapy.)
Exclusion Criteria:
- evidence of restrictive lung disease or asthma,
- acute respiratory infection,
- taking oral corticosteroids on a regular basis,
- >3 exacerbations in the previous year,
- currently participating in pulmonary rehabilitation,
- the presence of a potentially debilitating disease or the presence of a condition
that would make it potentially unsafe to exercise.
- We will adhere to the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines and exclude
those who do not meet their guidelines for exercise testing and training.
- Pregnant women or women who plan to become pregnant during the study.
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