Short-term outcome of a home-based rehabilitation program in COPD tunisian patients

Phase 2

• Conditions: Respiratory

• Registration Number: PACTR202005764510617
• Lead Sponsor: service de pneumologie Pavillon 4 hopital Abderrahmen mami

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-04-13
• Results First Posted: 2021-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

COPD confirmed by a spirometry with a B2agonists reversibility test
Patients put on an inhaled treatment during at least a year
records and follow up in Abderrahmen Mami Hospital
Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

presence of other respiratory or chest disease which influence the respiratory functional testings
chronic respiratory failure which hamper performing a spirometry or a physical exercise
exacerbated patient with no possibility to assess his respiratory state
percutaneous oxymetry under 90% at rest, before any functional testing
instable chronic disease or musculoskeletal impairement which may influence the respiratory functional testings
contra-indication of a 6 minutes walk test
non investigated thoracic pain or intermittent claudication
withdrawal of consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
assess the enhancement of the functional respiratory tests, essentially FEV1 and 6 minutes walk test, after 4 months of respiratory rehabilitation at home, in COPD patients. assess the impact of respiratory rehabilitation at home on the disease symptoms, dyspnea mMRC scale and CAT score.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
assess the compliance of COPD patients to respiratory rehabilitation at home. assess respiratory exacerbation rate and severity during respiratory rehabilitation . assess prognosis impact of respiratory rehabilitation through BODE index.