Exercise and breathing program's effect on muscle oxygen in COPD patients
Tests a breathing and exercise training program in adults with COPD, a lung disease.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Extremadura
- Where
- Portalegre, PortugalSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Analysis of Muscle Oxygen Saturation and Functional Variables During Physical Capacity Assessments in Patients With COPD
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 15 people, planned
- Started
- 2 May 2025
- Planned end
- 1 Oct 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Combined respiratory physiotherapy and cardiovascular-strength training program
- Record updated
- 13 May 2025
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with COPD who are medically cleared to exercise. It tests a breathing physiotherapy and combined strength and cardio training program.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- A clinical diagnosis of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Main reasons for not taking part
- Decompensated heart failure or other illness that limits exercise
- Cognitive impairment
- Legal incapacity to consent
- Inability to perform physical tasks
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age ≥18 years
- Clinical diagnosis of COPD
- Medically cleared for physical exercise
Who cannot take part
- Decompensated heart failure or exercise-limiting comorbidities
- Cognitive impairment or legal incapacity to consent
- Inability to perform physical tasks
Where in Portugal
- Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Alentejo (ULSAALE), Hospitals of Portalegre and Elvas, PortugalPortalegre, PortugalContact: Mª Dolores MD Apolo-Arenas, PhDNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This experimental pre-post intervention study aims to evaluate the effect of a respiratory physiotherapy and combined strength and cardiovascular training program on muscle oxygen saturation and functional capacity in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Oxygenation of the intercostal, quadriceps, and triceps surae muscles will be assessed using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) during standard physical performance tests (6-Minute Walk Test and 30-Second Chair Stand Test). Additional functional parameters and quality of life will be recorded pre- and post-intervention. The results will contribute to optimizing rehabilitation programs and monitoring intensity and progress through muscle oxygenation data.
The group in the trial
- Intervention GroupTreatment being tested
Participants will undergo a 4-week combined respiratory physiotherapy and strength-cardio training program, supervised in hospital. Muscle oxygen saturation and functional variables will be measured pre- and post-intervention.
Treatment: Combined respiratory physiotherapy and cardiovascular-strength training program
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Analysis of Muscle Oxygen Saturation and Functional Variables During Physical Capacity Assessments in Patients With COPD Undergoing a Cardiovascular and Strength Training Program
- Plain-language title
- Exercise and breathing program's effect on muscle oxygen in COPD patientsGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 13 May 2025