The Effects of Different Vibration Exercises on COPD Patients
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-99
SponsorTaipei Medical University
About this trial
Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in improving exercise tolerance, dyspnea, and fatigue in patients with COPD, and exercise training is an important component of pulmonary rehabilitation. Vibration training can be used as a supplement or alternative to traditional exercise and is a short, safe rehabilitation training.
COPD patients will be recruited and randomly assigned to the control group, whole-body vibration training group, or local vibration training group. The study aims to confirm the rehabilitative benefits of enhancing lower limb muscle strength, exercise endurance, and the quality of life related to COPD in patients.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥ 40.
Diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) based on the criteria established by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
Disease Severity: FEV1 < 50% or COPD patients who have used systemic corticosteroids due to an acute exacerbation of COPD within the past year and are currently in a stable condition.
Willingness to participate in vibration exercise intervention and ability to comply with the study activities, including signing the informed consent form.
Disqualifiers
Engages in regular physical activity, exercising at least 3 times a week for over 30 minutes, with a Borg Scale rating of 3 for breathlessness after exercise.
The interval since the last pulmonary rehabilitation is less than three months.
Contraindications to vibration therapy: pregnancy, cardiovascular diseases (with a pacemaker or stent), intervertebral disc diseases, tendinitis, arthritis, hernia, presence of tumors, orthopedic or trauma-related conditions, epilepsy, history of deep vein thrombosis, patients with internal implants.
Inability to undergo training or walk due to physical factors, such as being bedridden for an extended period, relying on a ventilator for an extended period, prone to dizziness, central nervous system disorders, etc.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Whole-body Vibration Therapy
- Local Vibration Therapy
Treatment groups
18 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Taipei Medical University
Lead sponsor
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov