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Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD Patients

ConditionCOPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-100
SponsorKarolinska Institutet

About this trial

Objectives The objective of this project is to motivate patients with COPD to incorporate the habit of doing daily mindful physical activity by using the proposed home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program that integrates video guided exercises, activity monitoring daily steps and health coaching. This program will allow patients to complete Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) at home and promote behavior change and lead to a more active lifestyle for patients with COPD who have been prescribed PR.

The program will be able to effectively monitor daily step count. A health coach will receive more this detailed data and will guide weekly health coaching sessions designed to increase awareness of the physical activities completed and ignite inner motivation for healthy behaviors.

The proposed PR program is innovative and responds to an unmet need in chronic care for COPD patients in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and it mitigates the common accessibility barriers.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Men and women age 40 years and older

FEV1 <80% or less (forced expiratory volume in one second) as documented by pulmonary function.

Medical diagnosis of COPD, GOLD classification B,D, and C based on symptoms and history of exacerbations.

The patients must be able to access a smart-phone or computer tablet with internet service.

Disqualifiers

Unable to perform low intensity exercise.

Patients with a high likelihood of being lost to follow-up or contact (patients with active chemical dependency), are planning to move, are not living in the healthcare area.

Patients with an inability to provide good data or follow commands (patients who are disoriented, have a severe neurologic or psychiatric condition).

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Home based exercise

    Behavioral

    Exercise at home and behavioural change to increase daily exercise

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Home based exerciseExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Usual careNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Disease specific quality of life

Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ)

Time frame
8-12 weeks
2

Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea scale (mMRC),

Dyspnea

Time frame
8-12 weeks
3

COPD assessment Test (CAT)

assess symptoms of breathing

Time frame
8-12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

GAD to asses anxiety and depression symptoms

assessing anxiety and depression symptoms

Time frame
8-12 weeks
2

Online breathing and mindful movement exercises/ exercise routine

Total time performing the breathing exercises

Time frame
8-12 weeks
3

Activity monitoring

number of steps

Time frame
8-12 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Karolinska Institutet

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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