Effect of an Individual Counseling Session on Physical Activity Level of Individuals with COPD

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: COPD

• Registration Number: NCT05961553
• Lead Sponsor: Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study the effect of an individual counseling session on the level of physical activity and motivation to practice physical exercise in individuals with COPD. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

• Does a counseling session improve the level of physical activity and motivation to practice physical exercise in individuals with COPD?

Participants will perform a respiratory rehabilitation program (Control Group, CG) and a respiratory rehabilitation program and the counseling session (Experimental Group, EG).

Researchers will compare EG to CG to see if there is any difference in physical activity level and motivation to exercise between groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-16
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-30
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Portuguese nationality;
• Medical diagnosis of COPD according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD 2022);
• Aged over 40 years.

Exclusion Criteria

• underwent recent orthopedic surgeries (<3 months);
• Pregnant;
• Terminal illness diagnosis (life expectancy of less than 6 months);
• High cardiovascular risk classification for the practice of physical activity according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM 2018).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Moderate Physical Activity	7 days	quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes.
Average Daily Steps	7 days	quantitative variable met through the daily average of the steps, using accelerometer data.
Light Physical Activity	7 days	quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes.
Vigorous Physical Activity	7 days	quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes.
Sedentary Activity	7 days	quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, EPE; 🇵🇹 Figueira Da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal