Exercise program aims to boost lung health in TB survivors
NCT ID NCT04844502
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a supervised exercise program can improve heart and lung function and quality of life in people with lasting lung damage from tuberculosis. 60 participants were split into an exercise group and a control group. The goal was to see if physical training helps people breathe better and feel better day-to-day.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, * negative culture in induced sputum; * pulmonary function report (spirometry), chest X-ray and complete blood count with biochemistry updated in the last month, * in accordance with the Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-cooperative patients, * clinical instability and / or musculoskeletal injury that compromises Pulmonary Rehabilitation and limits the perception of physical capacity; * comorbidities that may cause or accentuate dyspnea (Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Obesity); * stable angina, severe arrhythmias and / or heart failure.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-617, Brazil
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