Telerehabilitation Approaches in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Telerehabilitation; COPD
• Interventions: Other: videoconference-based; Other: video-based

• Registration Number: NCT04694729
• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Brief Summary

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a first-line management strategy in chronic obstructive pulmonary patients (COPD) as it reduces shortness of breath, increases exercise capacity, and improves health-related quality of life. However, 8-50% of patients referred to PR do not participate at all, while 10-32% of those who start do not complete the program. Barriers to participation and completion include difficulty in accessing the program, poor mobility, lack of transport, and travel costs. Telerehabilitation is defined as the provision of rehabilitation services through telecommunication technology, including telephone, internet and video conference communications between the patient and the healthcare provider. Different technologies (from phone to video conferencing) have been tested in patients with COPD to enhance daily activities, exercise training and walking prescription. All of them showed positive effects on exercise tolerance, dyspnea, physical activity and quality of life. However, there is no study about which telerehabilitation program is more effective on COPD patients. The aim of this study is to investigate which telerehabilitation approach is more effective in COPD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study Start: 2021-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-04
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-06
• Primary Completion: 2021-03
• Study Completion: 2021-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with COPD (FEV1 / FVC <70% in the stable phase of the disease)
• Age > 18 years old
• Have the ability to use a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

• Musculoskeletal disorders that limit exercise
• Dizziness, significant sensory or motor impairments, dementia or terminal illnesses that prevent education
• Serious comorbidities such as unstable heart disease, irregular diabetes, known malignant disease, any other disease that makes the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.
• Incompatible patient
• Severe vision or hearing impairment
• Unwillingness or inability to follow the protocol
• Have had a COPD exacerbation in the previous 6 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
study group	videoconference-based	Videoconference-based
control group	video-based	Video-based

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
6 minute walk test(6MWT)	6 week
Pulmonary function testing	6 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time Up and Go Test	6 week
Copd Assessment Test	6 week
Short Physical Performance Battery	6 week
International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form	6 week
30-Second Chair Stand Test	6 week
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale	6 week
St George's Respiratory Questionnaire	6 week
Medical Research Council Scale	6 week
Static Lung Volumes	6 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey