Effects of whole body vibration in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – A randomized controlled trial☆
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Keywords
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Exercise
Training
Whole body vibration
Abbreviations
6-MWD
Six-minute-walking-distance
ATS
American Thoracic Society
BODE
The Body-Mass Index Airflow Obstruction Dyspnea and Exercise Capacity Index
BMI
Body-Mass-Index
CON
Control-group
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRQ
Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire
DLCO
Diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxid
FEV1
Forced expiratory volume in 1 s
GOLD
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
HRQL
Health related quality of life
IQR
Interquartile range
LTOT
Long term oxygen therapy
MCID
Minimal clinical important difference
SST
Sit-to-stand test
WBV
Whole body vibration
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This trial has been registered in the Clinical Trials registry (identification number NCT01380639).
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