Shocking vs pedaling: which builds stronger lungs?
NCT ID NCT02656667
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two methods to strengthen leg muscles in 102 people with severe COPD: electrical stimulation (using pads on the skin) and stationary cycling. Both were part of a 3-4 week hospital rehab program. The goal was to see which better improves leg function and exercise ability. Results help guide rehab choices for those with advanced lung disease.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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102 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2016
- Finished
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Mar 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with COPD stage 3 or 4, with BODE index ≥ 5 * Hospitalized in the pulmonary rehabilitation unit in the hospital of Morlaix or in the center "Les Acacias" of briançon, with a 3 at 4 weeks pulmonary rehabilitation course; Exclusion Criteria: * FEV ≥ 50% * Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy less than 6 months * Contraindications to muscle electrostimulation quadriceps * Absence of written consent * Inability to follow the respiratory rehabilitation program in its entirety * People equipped with electronic devices such as pacemakers and intracardiac defibrillators * Skin lesions and infectious foci on the electrode placement area.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH de Morlaix
Morlaix, France, 29672, France
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Centre des maladies respiratoires et allergiques - Les Acacias
Briançon, France, 05107, France
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