Postural Control in Lowlanders With COPD Traveling to 3100 m: Data From a Randomized Trial Evaluating the Effect of Preventive Dexamethasone Treatment

Postural Control in Lowlanders With COPD Traveling to 3100 m: Data From a Randomized Trial Evaluating the Effect of Preventive Dexamethasone Treatment

Objective: To evaluate the effects of acute exposure to high altitude and preventive dexamethasone treatment on postural control in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Methods: In this randomized, double-blind parallel-group trial, 104 lowlanders with COPD GOLD 1-2 age 20–75 y...

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Main Authors: Lara Muralt, Michael Furian, Mona Lichtblau, Sayaka S. Aeschbacher, Ross A. Clark, Bermet Estebesova, Ulan Sheraliev, Nuriddin Marazhapov, Batyr Osmonov, Maya Bisang, Stefanie Ulrich, Tsogyal D. Latshang, Silvia Ulrich, Talant M. Sooronbaev, Konrad E. Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
altitude
hypoxia
postural control
dexamethasone
acute mountain sickness
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00752/full

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