Early inpatient-outpatient hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation following hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of COPD: a randomised controlled study
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12605000372684
- Lead Sponsor
- Green Lane Research and Educational Fund
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
i) COPD as defined by BTS criteria (21)ii) Exertional dyspnoea interfering with daily activityiii) Ability to complete HRQL questionnaires.
Exclusion Criteria
i) Co-morbidities (eg. limiting angina or significant musculoskeletal disability) precluding ability to perform pulmonary rehabilitation. ii) Major cognitive dysfunction. iii) Overwhelming comorbidities (eg. significant neoplastic disease) such that pulmonary rehabilitation deemed futile.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acute healthcare utilisation[Measured at 3 months]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Six minute walk distance[Measured at 3 months.];Health-related quality of life[Measured at 3 months.]