How the Heart Responds to Exercise in COPD Patients
Part of Heart & circulation, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how the right side of your heart responds when you exercise, in people with COPD (a chronic lung condition). The goal is to understand this response better and potentially improve treatments.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with COPD (confirmed by a breathing test showing FEV1/FVC below 0.7)
- You are 40 years old or older
- You have not had a COPD flare-up in the past 3 months
- Your COPD medications have not changed in the past 3 weeks
- You do not require high levels of oxygen support (more than 6 liters at rest or 10 liters during activity)
- You have no serious heart or lung conditions, including uncontrolled high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, or pulmonary hypertension
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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