Balance Training for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Interventions: Other: Balance training

• Registration Number: NCT02080442
• Lead Sponsor: Samantha Harrison

Brief Summary

The study will involve direct knowledge translation of a laboratory-based study of balance training for patients with COPD, first to the investigators PR program and then, after disseminating the results, this approach could be used to impact on clinical practice in any PR program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-05
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Status Verified: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-04
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of COPD
• Self-report of decline in balance or fall in the last 5 years or a recent near fall
• Smoking history greater than 10 pack years
• Are able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• An inability to communicate because of language skills, hearing or cognitive impairment
• Evidence of a neurological or musculoskeletal condition that severely limits mobility and postural control (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, advanced Parkinson's disease, amputation).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	Balance training	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg Balance Scale (BBS)	at 6 weeks	The BBS was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.
Timed Up and Go (TUG):	at 6 weeks	The TUG was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest)	at 6 weeks	The BESTest was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.
Activity-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale	at 6 weeks	The ABC scale was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

West Park Healthcare Center; 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada