Feel Breathe, Restriction Device Ventilatory Nasal (COPD) (BreatheCOPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease focused on measuring Airflow Obstruction
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients diagnosed of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) at least 6 months before, with a forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) between 70 and 30% of predicted value
Exclusion Criteria:
- Suffer other illness.
- Unwillingness to complete the study requirements.
- Cardiovascular diseases (resting electrocardiogram and during exercise).
- Elevated resting blood pressure (>130/85 mmHg). All inclusion and exclusion criteria were assessed by a detailed medical history and, where noted, by specific measurements.
Sites / Locations
- Centro Andaluz Medicina del Deporte
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Exercie oronasal breathing (ONB)
Exercie nasal breathing through the FB
Exercise protocol was walking on a treadmill for 10 minutes at a constant rate at 50% of VO2peak with oronasal breathing (ONB) (Without FeelBreathe device)
Exercise protocol was walking on a treadmill for 10 minutes at a constant rate at 50% of VO2peak with nasal restriction using FeelBreathe device.