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NCT Number: NCT01850173

Whole Body Vibration in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The investigators designed the current study with the main objective of determining whether Whole Body Vibration Training (WBVT) alone improves muscular force and/or modifies the functional capacity parameters in severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients referred to a rehabilitation programme.

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Key information

Conditions

COPD Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

55 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Eulogio Pleguezuelos

Mataró, Barcelona, 08304, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • severe COPD defined as a post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1)/ forced vital capacity (FVC) < 0.7 and FEV1 < 50% predicted,
  • stable disease defined as no exacerbation,
  • hospital admission or change in treatment in the previous 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

  • other significant respiratory disease (bronchiectasis,
  • lung fibrosis, asthma, etc),
  • active smoking,
  • severe cardiovascular,
  • neurological, and/or metabolic pathology that could interfere with the results,
  • total hip, knee or ankle arthroplasty,
  • previous vitreous haemorrhage,
  • severe alcoholism (> 80 g/day) and
  • severe malnutrition (BMI < 19 Kg/m2) to reduce the risk of falling and dropouts.

Treatment and study plan

A vertical vibration platform Fitybe

Device

They performed 6 series, and each series consisted of four 30-second repetitions with a frequency of 35 Hz and 2 millimeters of amplitude, with 60 seconds of rest between each series.

Primary outcomes

  1. isokinetic knee flexor and extensor testing muscular force

    Time frame: basal, 3 months follow up

    the change between basal - and 3 months follow up.

  2. distance performed in the six minutes walking test (6MWT)

    Time frame: Basal, 3 months follow up

    the change between basal - and 3 months follow up.

Secondary outcomes

  1. respiratory muscular strength was assessed with maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP)

    Time frame: Basal, 3 month follow up

    the change between basal - and 3 months follow up.

Other outcomes

  1. Complications

    Time frame: 3 months follow up

    cardiac events, increase in respiratory symptoms, knee pain during whole body vibration training.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital de Mataró

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Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Whole Body Vibration Training in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
May 9, 2013
Registry last updated
May 9, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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