Effective High Aerobic Intensity Endurance Training Regimes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

N/ACompletedNCT00658853

Norwegian University of Science and Technology26 enrolled

Overview

4 times 4 minutes interval training with and without hyperoxia is more effective than low intensity endurance training.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

3 times per week for 10 weeks

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * COPD Exclusion Criteria: * Heart disease * Walking or cycling inabilities * Other diseases

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Trondheim, Norway

VO2peak

Time frame: 10 weeks

Ventilation

Time frame: 10 weeks

FEV1

Time frame: 10 weeks

Walking performance

Time frame: 10 weeks

Quality of life

Time frame: 3 months

SPSS

Time frame: 3 months

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