TY - JOUR T1 - Ground-based walking training improves quality of life and exercise capacity in COPD JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 885 LP - 894 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00078014 VL - 44 IS - 4 AU - Sally L. Wootton AU - L.W. Cindy Ng AU - Zoe J. McKeough AU - Sue Jenkins AU - Kylie Hill AU - Peter R. Eastwood AU - David R. Hillman AU - Nola Cecins AU - Lissa M. Spencer AU - Christine Jenkins AU - Jennifer A. Alison Y1 - 2014/10/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/4/885.abstract N2 - This study was designed to determine the effect of ground-based walking training on health-related quality of life and exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with COPD were randomised to either a walking group that received supervised, ground-based walking training two to three times a week for 8–10 weeks, or a control group that received usual medical care and did not participate in exercise training. 130 out of 143 participants (mean±sd age 69±8 years, forced expiratory volume in 1 s 43±15% predicted) completed the study. Compared to the control group, the walking group demonstrated greater improvements in the St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire total score (mean difference -6 points (95% CI -10– -2), p<0.003), Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire total score (mean difference 7 points (95% CI 2–11), p<0.01) and endurance shuttle walk test time (mean difference 208 s (95% CI 104–313), p<0.001). This study shows that ground-based walking training is an effective training modality that improves quality of life and endurance exercise capacity in people with COPD. Walking training improves quality of life and endurance exercise capacity compared to usual medical care in COPD http://ow.ly/zHs5u ER -