Measuring free-living physical activity in COPD patients: Deriving methodology standards for clinical trials through a review of research studies

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 172-184

  Byrom, Bill ^a   Rowe, David A ^b  

^a ICON CLINICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Clinical trials; COPD; Free living activity; Sedentary behaviour; Study design

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; STANDARD; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EXERCISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

ACCELEROMETRY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84955492958     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.01.006     Document Type: Review

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