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Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015

Efficiency and safety of pulmonary rehabilitation in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Mei He, Sue Yu, Lemin Wang, Hanjing Lv, Zhongmin Qiu

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Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03131752 (Early Pulmonary Rehabilitation With Elastic Resistance in Exacerbated COPD Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT03131752 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Early Pulmonary Rehabilitation With Elastic Resistance in Exacerbated COPD Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidade Federal de Sao CarlosRan2017 to 2019Enrolled38ConditionsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseArmsElastic Resistance Intervention in Exacerbated Patients
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Design of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes during acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2020
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  14. Content, uptake and adherence of exercise interventions after an acute exacerbation of COPD: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mei HeDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Sue YuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Lemin WangDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Hanjing LvDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).
Zhongmin QiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland).

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is able to improve dyspnea, endurance capacity, and health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, but it is rarely used in China. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of PR after exacerbation of COPD. MATERIAL AND

methodsPatients admitted to hospital due to an exacerbation of COPD were randomized to receive either PR or routine care (control group). The PR program was performed from the second day of admission until discharge. The pre-post changes in 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), self-reported quality of life (QOL) assessed by CAT score and CRQ-SAS score, and activity of daily life assessed by ADL-D score were determined. The perceived end-effort dyspnea (Borg scale) was measured throughout the study.

resultsA total of 101 patients were enrolled, of whom 7 withdrew after randomization, and 94 completed this study. There were 66 patients in the PR group and 28 in the control group. The 6MWD, resting SpO2, and exercise Borg dyspnea score were significantly improved in the PR group. In addition, the PR group had greater improvement in the total CRQ-SAS score and had a lower CAT score. Significant improvements were also found in the ADL-D and BODE index in the PR group. No adverse events were recorded during exercise.

conclusionsOur study provides evidence that it is safe and feasible to apply an early PR in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD.

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Disease ProgressionActivities of Daily LivingAgedDyspneaExerciseFemaleHumansLungMalePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuality of LifeWalking

Identifiers

PMID25783889
PMCPMC4374486

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