The Effect of Prednisone on Physical Exercise in COPD Patients

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate if there is an effect on exercise performance og of the anti inflammatory drugs prednisone and solu-medrol in patints with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Bispebjerg Hospital
• Treatments: Methylprednisolone; Methylprednisolone acetate; Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; Prednisolone; Prednisolone acetate; Prednisolone hemisuccinate; Prednisolone phosphate; Prednisone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:FEV1< 60% FEV1/FVC ratio <70 %

• able to use a ergometer bike

Exclusion Criteria: Haemodynamicaly unstable heart conditions

• exacerbations before 6 week entry of the study exacerbation during the study period treatment with beta blockers malignancy the last 5 years allergi toward IMP