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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02329873
Date of registration: 15/12/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Public title: Respiratory Rehabilitation Exercises in Older Adults With Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Scientific title: Efficacy of the Respiratory Rehabilitation Exercise Training Package in Hospitalized Elderly Patients With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Control Trial
Date of first enrolment: November 2011
Target sample size: 61
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02329873
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Lin-Yu Liao, MS
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Affiliation:  Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1. diagnosed with moderate COPD with moderate acute exacerbation

2. over 65 years of age

3. conscious clear

4. with shortness of breath or dyspnea that was not caused by heart disease,
pneumothorax, or pulmonary edema

5. had received bronchodilator aerosol therapy or antibiotic treatment, but had not been
treated with an antitussive

Exclusion Criteria:

1. unstable vital signs

2. blood oxygen concentration lower than 90%

3. unstable psychological status, hemoptysis, pneumothorax, pulmonary edema, or using
the respirator



Age minimum: 65 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Respiratory rehabilitation exercise training
Primary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in dyspnea at 4th day [Time Frame: At baseline and at the 4th day of the study]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change from baseline in sputum expectoration at 4th day [Time Frame: At baseline and at the 4th day of the study]
Change from baseline in exercise tolerance at 4th day [Time Frame: At baseline and at the 4th day of the study]
Change from baseline in cough severity at 4th day [Time Frame: At baseline and at the 4th day of the study]
Secondary ID(s)
ER-100-202
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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