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Lead
University of Sao Paulo
With
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Thirty COPD patients in stable clinical conditions are going to be randomized in two groups: the first one is going to have singing classes for six months; the other one is going to have classes of general manual arts for a similar period of time. The patients of both groups are going to perform spirometry, measurements of maximal respiratory pressures and answer the health related quality of life questionnaires SF-36 and Saint George's before the beginning of practice and after 6 months.Both singing and manual arts practices are going to be administered one hour a week by specialized teachers.
Age
50–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Diagnosis of COPD according GOLD criteria
Stable clinical conditions for the previous two months
You may not be if
Severe comorbidities other than COPD
Hypoxemia with partial arterial oxygen pressure lower than 50 mmHg
Incapacity to come to the research center in a weekly basis.
Clareo Health | Effects of Singing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
