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Effects of Supervision During a Community-based Exercise Intervention (Urban Training) in Patients With COPD

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Interventions
Behavioral: Urban training
Registration Number
NCT05565872
Lead Sponsor
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Brief Summary

This project plans on a community-based exercise intervention (Urban Training) combined with therapeutic education program, by using public spaces and urban walkable trails, adapted to each patient needs and capabilities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The main objective of the present study is to evaluate the effects comparing different levels of supervision (face-to-face vs telematic) in the short-, medium- and long-term with respect to: (primary outcome): exercise capacity, and (secondary outcomes): physical activity, quality of life, mental health and COPD exacerbations.

Detailed Description

It is a single-blind randomized clinical trial study. Each participant will be randomly assigned to one of the following groups: (1) Urban training Intervention + therapeutic education program with face-to-face supervision, (2) Urban training Intervention + therapeutic education program with telematic supervision

Each exercise training program will be applied once per day, 3 sessions per week during 12 weeks.

The group with Urban training Intervention with face-to-face supervision will be supervised by a physiotherapist once a week. The group with Urban training Intervention with telematic supervision will be supervised by a phone call once a week. To record compliance, participants from all groups were asked to complete a diary at the end of every training session.

The therapeutic education program will consisted of 1 session/week during 4 weeks.

Participants received baseline assessments at the beginning of the intervention, post-intervention assessments at the end of the 13th week, 6 months of follow-up and 12 months of follow-up.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • age > 18 years
  • COPD diagnosed by pulmonary function tests during clinical stability, with a ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) ≤ 0.70
  • Clinical stability, defined as at least 6 weeks without COPD exacerbation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Neuromuscular or neurological disorders and/or psychiatric or cognitive conditions that hindered they ability to cooperate
  • Comorbidity that could interfere with study intervention (e.g., severe orthopaedic problems)
  • Previous inclusion in a rehabilitation programme (previous 6 months)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Urban training Intervention + therapeutic education program with face-to-face supervisionUrban trainingPatients will be advised to walk in the defined urban trails with face-to-face supervision
Urban training Intervention + therapeutic education program with telematic supervisionUrban trainingPatients will be advised to walk in the defined urban trails with telematic supervision
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in exercise capacityBaseline, post-intervention (up to 13 weeks), 6 months and 12 months

Change in exercise capacity between baseline, up to 13 weeks, 6 months and 12 months, as measured by 6-min walking distance

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in physical activityBaseline, post-intervention (up to 13 weeks), 6 months and 12 months

Change in physical activity between baseline, up to 13 weeks, 6 months and 12 months follow-up, as measured during 1 week by accelerometer

Change in quality of lifeBaseline, post-intervention (up to 13 weeks), 6 months and 12 months

Change in quality of life between baseline, up to 13 weeks, 6 months and 12 months follow-up, as measured by COPD Assessment Test

Change in anxiety and depression symptomsBaseline, post-intervention (up to 13 weeks), 6 months and 12 months

Change in anxiety and depression symptoms between baseline, up to 13 weeks, 6 months and 12 months follow-up, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), which consists of 14 items divided into 2 subscales for anxiety and depression. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 to 3, with scores ranging from 0 to 42 and an optimal cut-off score of ≥13.

COPD exacerbationsPost-intervention (up to 13 weeks), 6 months and 12 months

Number and duration of COPD exacerbations, and admissions to emergency-room or hospital

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zona Básica de Salud Torrejón de Ardoz

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Torrejón De Ardoz, Madrid, Spain

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