Investigation of Walking Training With Different Slope Types in COPD Patients

Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease that continues to generate a great deal of research and this research must continue, both because it is not completely curable and because of the large patient population. The importance and benefits of exercise training in COPD patients are clear. One of the most preferred types of exercise training is the so-called aerobic exercise training, which typically takes the form of walking. A typical walking training does not use a slope or may include an uphill slope. However, recently there have been publications about downhill walking and its benefits in COPD. Walking on a level, uphill, and downhill slope may have the potential to result in different gains by using different muscle groups more. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of walking training on exercise capacity, respiratory functions, muscle strength, and functional status in COPD patients with three different slope types: level, uphill, and downhill.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Being diagnosed with COPD (A, B, E groups according to GOLD assessment)
* Ambulate on your own
* Not having any contraindications for exercise
* To be mentally appropriate (score 24 points and above in the mini mental test)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Being in GOLD 4 stage in spirometric evaluation
* Presence of hypoxemia
* Participation in another pulmonary rehabilitation program within the last 6 months
* Having an exacerbation in the last 1 month
* Being diagnosed with additional respiratory disease (asthma, bronchiectasis, etc.)
* Having had pulmonary surgery
* Having an orthopedic, neurological or cardiac disease that affects exercise
* Having uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes
* Presence of malignancy

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