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Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Respiratory Sounds in Patients With COPD

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Interventions
Behavioral: Pulmonary rehabilitation
Other: Usual care
Registration Number
NCT02050711
Lead Sponsor
Aveiro University
Brief Summary

The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been based on systemic outcome measures, however, little is known about the effectiveness of this intervention on patients' lung function. The forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), despite of being the gold standard for assessing lung function in COPD, is poorly responsive to pulmonary rehabilitation. Thus, an objective and responsive outcome measure to assess the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on lung function is needed.

Computerized respiratory sounds have been found to be a more sensitive indicator, detecting and characterizing the severity of respiratory diseases before any other measure, however its potential to detect changes after pulmonary rehabilitation has never been explored. Therefore, this study aims to assess the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on the characteristics of computerized respiratory sounds in patients with COPD.

A randomized controlled study with one group undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation (n=25) and other group receiving standard care (n=25) will be conducted. The pulmonary rehabilitation program will included exercise training (3\*week) and psychoeducation (1\*week).

Computerized respiratory sounds, lung function, exercise capacity, quadriceps muscle strength, health-related quality of life and health services use will be assessed in both groups, at baseline, immediately post-intervention and at follow-ups (3 and 6 months after PR).

Descriptive and inferential statistics will be used.

It is expected that significant changes occur on the characteristics of computerized respiratory sounds in patients enrolled in the pulmonary rehabilitation group, in comparison with patients receiving standard care. Thus, computerized respiratory sounds could provide a simple, objective and non-invasive measure to assess lung function changes after pulmonary rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
106
Inclusion Criteria
  • clinical diagnosis of COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria;
  • ≥ 18 years old;
  • clinical stability for 1 month prior to the study (no hospital admissions, exacerbations or changes in medication);
  • able to provide their own informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • presence of concomitant respiratory diseases;
  • presence of severe psychiatric conditions;
  • presence of severe neurologic/ musculoskeletal conditions and/or unstable cardiovascular disease.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Pulmonary rehabilitationPulmonary rehabilitationPatients will enrol in a 12-week PR program consisting on exercise training (3 times a week) and psychoeducation (once a week).
Usual careUsual carePatients will receive usual care from their general practitioners/pulmonologists.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in respiratory sounds1 week prior intervention; 1, 12 and 24 weeks post intervention

Computerized respiratory sounds will be recorded with modified stethoscopes at seven chest locations: trachea; posterior right and left; anterior right and left and lateral right and left, as recommended by the Computerized Respiratory Sound Analysis (CORSA) guidelines.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in lung function1 week prior intervention; 1, 12 and 24 weeks post intervention

Lung function will be assessed with a spirometric test, following the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society guidelines.

Change in exercise capacity1 week prior intervention; 1, 12 and 24 weeks post intervention

Exercise capacity will be assessed with the 6-minute walk test, following the American Thoracic Society guidelines.

Change in quadriceps muscle strength1 week prior intervention; 1, 12 and 24 weeks post intervention

Quadriceps isotonic muscle strength will be assessed with the 1 repetition maximum (1-RM), following the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines.

Change in health-related quality of life1 week prior intervention; 1, 12 and 24 weeks post intervention

The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) is a disease-specific instrument designed to measure quality of life in patients with chronic lung disease. It has 3 domains: symptoms, activities and impact. Scores range from 0 to 100 and higher values indicate poorer quality of life.

Change in health services use1 week prior intervention; 1, 12 and 24 weeks post intervention

number of visits to casualty; number and duration of hospital admissions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Aveiro

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Aveiro, Portugal

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