Physical Activity Levels During and After an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).; Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000369921
• Lead Sponsor: Prince of Wales Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

Sex: Both female and male
- Age range: 40+ years
- Weight: No weight limit
- Height: No height limit
- Disease status: Hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Current or ex-smoker.
- Willingness to give written or oral informed consent. (written as appropriate if participant is too unwell to give a written consent but able to provide a oral informed consent) and willingness to participate to and comply with the study.

Exclusion Criteria

-Cognitive Impairment (MMSE<24) MMSE
-Unstable cardiac or neurological disease
-Inability to consent or understand English
-Participants lives out of area participants (i.e. those who live in rural areas) from the study as this group of participants will find it too difficult to return for final testing (i.e. the 6 weeks post admission date) at the Prince of Wales Hospital.
-participants who walks with a frame dur to the armband device is unable to detect step counts on this population

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified