Effect of Home-base Exercise With Conical-PEP Device on Physical Performance and Quality of Life in COPD

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study to investigate the efficacy of a home-base exercise program with a new conical PEP device on physical performance and health related quality of life in COPD patients.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kaen University
• Collaborators: Thailand Research Fund; The Thailand Research Fund
• Treatments: Polystyrene sulfonic acid

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• COPD patients (with FEV1 ≤70% predicted)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exacerbate within a month prior, which was a cause of admission to the hospital emergency room or been admitted to hospital.

• Are changed medicines within a month ago.

• Have been used home oxygen therapy.

• Have musculoskeletal or neuromuscular problem affecting balance and walking. and spot marching exercise.

• Using walking aid device.