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The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Interstitial Lung Disease

Completed
Conditions
Interstitial Lung Disease
Interventions
Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation
Registration Number
NCT01055730
Lead Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if pulmonary rehabilitation has any effect on breathlessness, quality of life, physical function and depression in persons with interstitial lung disease.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adults (> 18 years old) with a diagnosis of ILD who are referred to a participating PR program
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • Inability to read and write English
  • Any other medical condition that significantly limits the subject's ability to perform the functional measures
  • Emphysema / Chronic bronchitis (FEV1 / FVC ratio < 60%)
  • Previous pulmonary rehabilitation
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Pulmonary rehabilitationPulmonary rehabilitation-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of lifeImmediately following completion of pulmonary rehabilitation and 6 months following the start of pulmonary rehabilitation
6-minute walk distanceImmediately following completion of pulmonary rehabilitation and 6 months following the start of pulmonary rehabilitation
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
DyspneaImmediately following completion of pulmonary rehabilitation and 6 months following the start of pulmonary rehabilitation
DepressionImmediately following completion of pulmonary rehabilitation and 6 months following the start of pulmonary rehabilitation

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Inova Fairfax Hospital

🇺🇸

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

John Muir Health

🇺🇸

Concord, California, United States

Yale University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Duke University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Seton Pulmonary & Cardiac Rehabilitation

🇺🇸

Daly City, California, United States

University of British Columbia

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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