Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients With COPD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40+
SponsorMayo Clinic
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to test the uptake, effectiveness, and patient-caregiver-provider experience of a crucial treatment not provided in rural areas: pulmonary rehabilitation.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
40 years of age or older
Physician-diagnosed COPD
Living in a rural area defined by Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes 4-10
mMRC score>=1
Disqualifiers
Inability to walk (orthopedic/neurologic/cardiac limitation causing immobility)
Cognitive impairment or inability to understand and follow instructions.
Patients with no COPD symptom burden, no breathlessness (mMRC score 0), as based on our previous studies they usually perceive no benefit from PR and do not have compliance with PR.
Traditional center-based PR was completed within 3 months of initial study recruitment.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Pulmonary rehabilitation program
Treatment groups
306 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Mayo Clinic
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov