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Video to increase rehabilitation uptake following hospitalised exacerbations of COPD

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Respiratory
Registration Number
ISRCTN13165073
Lead Sponsor
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS trust
Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32182098 (added 11/05/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
196
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults over the age of 40, with a known diagnosis of COPD living in the borough of Hillingdon.
2. Adults admitted to Hillingdon Hospital with a primary diagnosis of an acute exacerbation of COPD or a primary diagnosis of pneumonia and a secondary diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD.
3. Eligible for post-hospitalisation early pulmonary rehabilitation (able to walk 5 m; no evidence of acute coronary syndrome or unstable ischaemic heart disease or any condition that would make exercise unsafe).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to walk 5 m without assistance
2. Unstable cardiac condition that would make exercise unsafe
3. Unable to consent due to cognitive dysfunction or poor English
4. Receiving palliative care with expectation of death within 3 months

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ptake is defined as attending an initial assessment for pulmonary rehabilitation.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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