Mechanical Properties of Peripheral and Accessory Respiratory Muscles in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Recruiting · NCT06201403 · Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment) · Lead sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Determination of biomechanical properties of muscles
What this trial is about
The biomechanical properties of accessory respiratory muscles and peripheral muscles of COPD and healthy subjects will be measured and compared with the MyotonPro device.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not specified
Study type
Observational (researchers observe without assigning treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Being diagnosed with group C and D COPD according to GOLD staging
- Having been using the same medications for the last 4 weeks
- No additional comorbid diseases of the orthopedic, neurological or cardiac system
Exclusion criteria
- Presence of another respiratory system disease other than COPD
- Patients who have had an acute COPD exacerbation in the last 4 weeks
- Patients experiencing COPD exacerbations during the study protocol
- Presence of fatty tissue at the measurement points, which may impair the measurement quality.
- Have already participated in another clinical trial within the last 30 days that may affect the results of the study.
- Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Cases
- Being over 18 years of age
- Not having any diagnosed chronic disease
- Not being a smoker
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Yedikule Chest Disease Hospital - Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, Turkey (Türkiye)