Physical Training and Heart Rate Variability in COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) focused on measuring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart rate variability, physical training
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- a diagnosis of COPD according to criteria set forth by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (19),
- compliance with medical management,
- no change in medical management and no decompensation episodes for at least one month prior to study initiation, and
- no participation in a regular physical exercise program for at least six months prior to study initiation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- presence of orthopedic or neurological conditions that would preclude participation in a physical exercise program,
- a history of cardiac arrhythmias,
- a past history consistent with heart disease, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and failure to comply with the research protocol.
Sites / Locations
- Federal university f Sao Carlos
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Physical exercise training program
No Physical Exercise Training Program
Physical Exercise Training Program Exercise training was conducted in three times a week, during 12 weeks at high-intensity targets. Each session consisted of a five minute warm up (walking) at 2 km/h and 30 minutes with an intensity targets set at 70% of the peak speed rate. The increase of intensity was 0.5Km/h when the patient scored less than 4 point of Borg scale (moderate to intense effort) during each session. All evaluations were done at 6th week, in order to analyze the progression of outcomes and exactly adjust the intensity of training.
No Physical Exercise Training Program