Effects of Elastic Tape on Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Evaluate the effect of the use of elastic tape in chest wall and abdomen in the physical capacity, psychosocial distress levels, quality of life and anxiety, and depression symptoms of individuals with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Male
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Moderate to very severe COPD diagnosis according to Global Iniciative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2020
• Clinical stability (i.e., no exacerbations for at least 30 days)
• Male
• Non-obese (BMI ≤29.9 kg/m2)
• No musculoskeletal limitation
• Not included in a pulmonary rehabilitation program in the last 6 months.
• Do not perform home oxygen therapy
Locations
Other Locations
Brazil
Clinical Hospital of São Paulo University medical school (HCFMUSP)
RECRUITING
São Paulo
Contact Information
Primary
Celso RF Carvalho, PhD
cscarval@usp.br
55 11 98415-3234
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-26
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 42
Treatments
Experimental: Elastic tape (ET)
The group that will participate in the 8 weeks pulmonary rehabilitation protocol using the elastic tape.
Sham_comparator: Sham (SH)
The group that will participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation protocol using micropore tape.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital