Interest of a 30 Minutes' Intermittent Work Exercise Test in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cardiac and Pulmonary Functions

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France10 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to observe the ventilatory and cardiac function (included the pulmonary arterial pressure) during an intermittent work exercise test with high density work load.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

EFRPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * COPD patients (male and female) with moderate obstruction (FEV1/CV\<60%) Exclusion Criteria: * acute respiratory disease * any type of cardiac disease

Locations (1)

Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg - Service des Explorations Fonctionnelles

Strasbourg, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The pulmonary arterial pressure does not increase dramatically during the 30 minutes exercise test, but decreases significantly after the first 5 minutes of exercise.

Secondary Outcomes

The cardiac output is stable after the first 5 minutes of exercise, despite the high intensity work loads every 5 minutes.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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