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The Effects of Different Vibration Exercises on COPD Patients
Sponsor: Taipei Medical University
Summary
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.
Official title: The Effects of Different Vibration Exercises on the Strength of Lower Extremity Muscles, Exercise Endurance, and Quality of Life Among COPD Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 99 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
18
Start Date
2024-08-08
Completion Date
2025-06-13
Last Updated
2025-01-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Whole-body Vibration Therapy
Each session includes six series, each lasting 2 minutes, with a frequency of 35 Hz and an amplitude of 2 mm, with a 60-second rest interval between series. For the starting position, the patient stands relaxed on the platform, holding the WBV platform handles.
Local Vibration Therapy
Each session includes six series, each lasting 2 minutes, with a frequency of 35 Hz and an amplitude of 2 mm, with a 60-second rest interval between series. After the warm-up exercise, the researcher helps the patient wear the localized vibration instrument. During the vibration, participants will hold onto the handle to ensure balance stability.
Locations (1)
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Taipei, Wenshan Dist, Taiwan