THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO TEST IF THE STRETCHING OF THE RESPIRATORY ACCESSORY MUSCLE PROVIDE SOME BENEFIT ON THORACOABDOMINAL MECHANICS, FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WILL BE SUBMITTED TO PASSIVE STRETCHING OF RESPIRATORY MUSCLES AND EXERCISE IN TREADMILL DURING 12 WEEKS, TWICE A WEEK. ONE WEEK AFTER THE TRAINING PERIOD, THE FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, THE THORACOABDOMINAL MECHANICS AND LEVELS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION WILL BE ASSESSED.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
24
The group submitted to stretching exercises in the respiratory muscles and treadmill exercises
Physiotherapy Departament of University of São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
FOFITO
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital das Clinicas
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Functional Capacity
Distance obtained (in meters) during six minutes walking test
Time frame: One week after the end of training
Thoracoabdominal mechanics
The kinematic will be analyzed by optoelectronic plethysmograph during 30 seconds at rest, followed by 30 seconds after 3 minutes cycling without load, followed by 30 seconds after 30 minutes pedaling with load (25% of the calculated maximum watt).
Time frame: One week after the end of training
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