Sustaining Training Effects Through Physical Activity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
• Interventions: Behavioral: Telecoaching; Other: pulmonary rehabilitation

• Registration Number: NCT02702791
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

This randomized control trial will investigate whether the implementation of a telecoaching program, initiated during pulmonary rehabilitation, is able to increase and maintain physical activity and general benefits until six months after rehabilitation discharge.

After three months of pulmonary rehabilitation (3 times a week), patients with COPD will be randomized to either an intervention group which receives an additional telecoaching program on top of the pulmonary rehabilitation, or to the usual care group, which only receives rehabilitation program. Apart from the added telecoaching program to the intervention group, the rehabilitation program will be identical and last for another three months (2 times a week). After discharge, both groups will be followed up for six months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-10
• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2016-03-09
• Primary Completion: 2019-09
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Study Completion: 2019-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with a primary diagnosis of COPD according to internationally accepted guidelines
• Patients that completed three months of the outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program of Gasthuisberg University Hospital (Leuven, Belgium)
• Current or previous smoking exposure of at least 10 pack years
• Ability to manage electronic devices (smartphone, step counter)

Exclusion Criteria

• Other predominant respiratory diseases than COPD (asthma, pulmonary hypertension)
• Orthopedic, neurological and muscular co morbidities that could interfere with normal biomechanical movement patterns and the ability to increase physical activity levels
• Patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	pulmonary rehabilitation	Telecoaching - feasible goal setting and feedback to enhance patient's motivation and commitment - in addition to pulmonary rehabilitation.
Usual care	pulmonary rehabilitation	includes only general advices regarding physical activity.
Intervention	Telecoaching	Telecoaching - feasible goal setting and feedback to enhance patient's motivation and commitment - in addition to pulmonary rehabilitation.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in physical activity (number of steps)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and three and six months of follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes (Quadriceps force)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and three and six months of follow up
Changes in pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes (Quality of life)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and six months of follow up
Changes in physical activity (time spent in moderate activity)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and three and six months of follow up
Changes in pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes (Functional exercise capacity)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and three and six months of follow up
Changes in pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes (Maximal exercise capacity)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and six months of follow up
Changes in pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes (Endurance exercise capactity)	At three and six months of pulmonary rehabilitation and six months of follow up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospitals Leuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium