Effects of Exercise Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Versus Alpha-1-Antitrypsin-deficiency-patients

Plain-language summary

This study compared the effects of exercise training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and in patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. It enrolled people whose lung function was below a certain level and who had not recently had a flare-up. It was conducted as a trial with no assigned phase and has been completed.

The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.

Trial details

Phase

Not Applicable

Status

Completed

Sponsor

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Intervention

exercise training

Start date

2/1/2010

Estimated completion

4/1/2013

Countries

Germany

Related genes

Locations

• Berchtesgaden, Germany

Eligibility criteria

Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

* COPD
* Alpha-1-Antitrypsine-deficiency, phenotype: ZZ
* FEV1%pred. \<50

Exclusion Criteria:

* acute exacerbation
* exacerbation in the last 4 weeks