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Can One-Limb workouts help COPD patients breathe easier?

NCT ID NCT07348003

Symptom relief Sponsor: Alper Kemal Gürbüz Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether single-limb resistance exercises can help people with COPD recover function and reduce symptoms during a flare-up. Thirty hospitalized patients will either do these exercises plus standard physiotherapy or standard physiotherapy alone for 8 weeks. The goal is to see if single-limb training is safer and more effective than traditional two-limb exercises for people with limited breathing capacity.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Single-limb resistance exercise training
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a safe, tolerable exercise method to help COPD patients recover strength and function during flare-ups.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants. Results may not apply to all COPD patients, and the exercises may not provide significant benefit over standard care.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2026

Finished

Jun 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: Hospital admission due to an acute COPD exacerbation. Not currently enrolled in an active pulmonary rehabilitation program. Absence of any additional neurological disorders. Exclusion Criteria: Heart failure classified as New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV. Unstable mental status (indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 24). History of major surgery within the last three months. Presence of malignancies.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Chronic obstructive airways disease exacerbated

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hacettepe University

    Ankara, Ankara, 06300, Turkey (Türkiye)

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