Physical Activity Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Interventions: Behavioral: physical activity counseling program; Behavioral: sham counseling program

• Registration Number: NCT00948623
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial will assess the effect of adding intensive physical activity counseling to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program. Counseling including real-time feedback on daily activities from an activity monitor will be offered to improve participation in physical activities in daily life during and after an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04
• Status Verified: 2009-07
• Study First Submitted: 2009-07-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-07-28
• Study First Posted: 2009-07-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-07-29
• Last Update Posted: 2009-07-30
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2011-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Spirometry-proven COPD
• Referred for 6-month outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program

Exclusion Criteria

• Orthopedic problems impairing daily activities
• Progressive neurological or neuromuscular disorders
• Psychiatric or cognitive disorders
• Patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	physical activity counseling program	-
2	sham counseling program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking time in daily life and the amount of time spent in moderate intense activities

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University Hospitals KULeuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium