ALBERTO CUKIER
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Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
LIM/09 - Laboratório de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Identification of functional phenotypes in people with COPD: influence of postural balance, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and quadriceps muscle strength(2019) XAVIER, Rafaella; CAPORALI, Ana Carolina; LOPES, Aline; OLIVEIRA, Cristino; FERNANDES, Frederico; STELMACH, Rafael; PINTO, Regina Carvalho; CUKIER, Alberto; CARVALHO, Celso
- Effects of a behaviour change intervention aimed at increasing physical activity on clinical control of adults with asthma: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial(2019) FREITAS, Patricia D.; XAVIER, Rafaella F.; PASSOS, Natalia F. P.; CARVALHO-PINTO, Regina M.; CUKIER, Alberto; MARTINS, Milton A.; CAVALHERI, Vinicius; HILL, Kylie; STELMACH, Rafael; CARVALHO, Celso R. F.Background: In adults with asthma, physical activity has been associated with several asthma outcomes. However, it is unclear whether changes in physical activity, measured via an accelerometer, have an effect on asthma control. The objective of the present study is, in adults with moderate-to-severe asthma, to investigate the effects of a behaviour change intervention, which aims to increase participation in physical activity, on asthma clinical control. Methods: This is a single-blind (outcome assessor), two-arm, randomised controlled trial (RCT). Fifty-five participants with moderate-to-severe asthma, receiving optimized pharmacological treatment, will be randomly assigned (computer-generated) into either a Control Group (CG) or an Intervention Group (IG). Both groups will receive usual care (pharmacological treatment) and similar educational programmes. In addition to these, participants in the IG will undergo the behaviour change intervention based on feedback, which aims to increase participation in physical activity. This intervention will be delivered over eight sessions as weekly one-on-one, face-to-face 40-min consultations. Both before and following the completion of the intervention period, data will be collected on asthma clinical control, levels of physical activity, health-related quality of life, asthma exacerbation and levels of anxiety and depression symptoms. Anthropometric measurements will also be collected. Information on comorbidities, lung function and the use of asthma medications will be extracted from the participant's medical records. Discussion: If successful, this study will demonstrate that, in adults with asthma, a behavioural change intervention which aims to increase participation in physical activity also affects asthma control.
- Identification of Phenotypes in People with COPD: Influence of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Body Composition and Skeletal Muscle Strength(2019) XAVIER, Rafaella F.; PEREIRA, Ana Carolina A. C.; LOPES, Aline C.; CAVALHERI, Vinicius; PINTO, Regina M. C.; CUKIER, Alberto; RAMOS, Ercy M. C.; CARVALHO, Celso R. F.Introduction People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present high prevalence of physical inactivity that leads to a negative effect on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The present study investigated COPD phenotypes according to their levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, as well as body composition and skeletal muscle strength. Methods This is an observational and cross-sectional study. Anthropometric data and COPD clinical control were collected and all participants underwent assessments of lung function, HRQoL, dyspnoea, levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, body composition and skeletal muscle strength. Participants were classified using hierarchical cluster analysis. Age, dyspnoea and obstruction (ADO) index was used to determine prognosis and calculated for each cluster. Results One hundred and fifty-two participants were included. Three distinct phenotypes were identified. Participants in phenotype 1 were more physically active, less sedentary and had better body composition and lower ADO index (p < 0.0001 for all variables). Overall, participants in phenotypes 2 and 3 were less physically active, more sedentary having a higher ADO index. However, participants in phenotype 2 were older, whereas participants in phenotype 3 had worse HRQoL, clinical control and body composition. Lung function did not differ across the three phenotypes. Conclusions Our results show that physical activity, sedentary behaviour and body composition should be considered to determine phenotypes in people with COPD and are involved in the prognosis of the disease. Less sedentary patients have better prognosis while age, body composition and clinical control seems to differentiate physically inactive patients.
- Effects of the elastic tape on thoracoabdominal mechanic, dyspnea, exercise capacity and physical activity level in patients with COPD(2019) PINTO, Thiago Fernandes; XAVIER, Rafaella Fagundes; LUNARDI, Adriana; BERTO, Cibele; CUKIER, Alberto; STELMACH, Rafael; PINTO, Regina Carvalho; MORIYA, Henrique Takashi; VITORASSO, Renato De Lima; SILVA, Ronaldo; AMATO, Marcelo Brito Passos; CARVALHO, Celso Ricardo Fernandes