Cardio-pulmonary Rehabilitation and Sleep Quality

Completed

• Conditions: Restrictive Lung Disease; Cardiomyopathies; Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Heart Failure
• Interventions: Other: Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation

• Registration Number: NCT04668599
• Lead Sponsor: MetroHealth Medical Center

Brief Summary

In this prospective cohort study the investigators aim to evaluate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on sleep quality. Disturbed sleep is associated with, frequent exacerbations, increase in the severity of disease and increased mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Sleep quality is a good predictor of quality of life in patients with stable COPD. However, there has been little investigation into non-pharmacological methods to improve sleep quality in patients with COPD and heart failure. It is also uncertain, how long the beneficial effects of cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation on sleep quality, if any, usually last. Due to lack of robust data, the investigators sought to find the effect of cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation on sleep quality.

Detailed Description

Sleep disorders including poor quality of sleep are common in patients with heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and, possibly, other chronic lung disorders. These patients complain of difficulty sleeping and sleep fragmentation, often related to symptoms such as cough, sputum production or shortness of breath. Patients with COPD and heart failure commonly have other abnormalities such as nocturnal oxygen desaturation that may further worsen sleep disturbances. Moreover, sleep disordered breathing (SDB), like obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA), has been linked to higher morbidity and mortality if COPD is present (known as Overlap syndrome). In patients with COPD and heart failure, cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation has important health benefits such as improvement in disease related symptoms, exercise tolerance, and health-related quality of life. However, the effect of cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation on sleep quality is controversial. Disturbed sleep is associated with frequent exacerbations, increase in the severity of disease and increased mortality in COPD and heart failure patients.

The investigators hypothesize that cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation results in improved sleep quality in patients with chronic lung disease and heart failure, this may be an important contributor to improved health outcomes after completion of cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation program.

The study will use data from questionnaires filled by the patients before and after completion of cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation. A 3-month follow up survey using the same questionnaires will be conducted to determine the longevity of improved sleep quality (if present). The questionnaires that will be used include Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), Berlin questionnaire, COPD assessment test (CAT) for COPD patients, Kansas city cardiomyopathy questionnaire (KCCQ) for heart failure patients, hospital induced anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and insomnia severity index (ISI).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-05-11
• Study First Submitted: 2020-10-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-13
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-16
• Results First Submitted: 2024-07-26
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-11
• Study Completion: 2024-10-11
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-11-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-02
• Results First Posted: 2024-11-05
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 106

Inclusion Criteria

• Age > 18 years
• Patient who are willing to participate in follow-up survey 3 months after completion of pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Patients who complete rehabilitation for at least 8 weeks.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Not meeting inclusion criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patient with chronic lung or cardiac diseases	Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation	This study will focus on patients with obstructive or restrictive lung diseases eligible for pulmonary rehabilitation. Patient with cardiac disease such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies who are eligible for cardiac rehabilitation will also be included.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in Sleep Quality Using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	8 weeks on average	Pittsburgh sleep quality index is validated questionnaire and will be used to determine improvement in sleep quality before and after completion of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Pittsburgh sleep quality index comprises of seven components. Each component is marked from 0 to 3, with a maximum total score of 21 and a minimum total score of 0. A score of less than 5 indicates good overall sleep quality and a score of 5 and more indicates poor sleep quality.; From literature review using Pittsburgh sleep quality index, minimal clinically important difference was determined to be 3 between before and after measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Insomnia Severity Index	8 weeks.	Insomnia severity index will be determined before and after cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Insomnia severity index consists of 7 items with a minimum total score of 0 and maximum total score of 28 with a score of 8 or more suggesting presence of insomnia. A 6 point change is considered significant (minimum significant important difference) as determined by literature. Paired student t-test will be used to compare means before and after cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Metrohealth medical center; 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio, United States