Effects of downhill walking in pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD: a randomised controlled trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to compare the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation involving downhill walking training versus conventional level walking training in patients with COPD.
Results Summary
Downhill walking induced contractile muscle fatigue with lower dyspnoea and fatigue compared to level walking, suggesting potential benefits for COPD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation.
Population
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aged 62±8 years.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) comprising downhill walking training (DT) | neutral | contractile muscle fatigue (CMF) | patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | - | compared the effect | #1 |
downhill walking | increase | contractile muscle fatigue (CMF) | - | - | induces | #2 |
downhill walking | decrease | dyspnoea | - | - | induces with lower | #3 |
downhill walking | decrease | fatigue | - | - | induces with lower | #4 |
The development of contractile muscle fatigue (CMF) affects training responses in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Downhill walking induces CMF with lower dyspnoea and fatigue than level walking. This study compared the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) comprising downhill walking training (DT) to PR comprising level walking (conventional training (CT)) in patients with COPD.In this randomised controlled trial, 35 patients (62±8 years; forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV