Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: COPD
• Interventions: Behavioral: Usual care; Behavioral: physical activity counseling

• Registration Number: NCT02455206
• Lead Sponsor: Zurich University of Applied Sciences

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a physical activity counseling program during pulmonary rehabilitation increases the physical activity level in daily life in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Detailed Description

Participants performed a 12 weeks outpatient pulmonary rehab (PR) according to guidelines. Participants allocated to intervention received PR plus physical activity (PA) counselling. PA counselling was performed using "motivational interviewing" techniques and was provided by two experiences physiotherapists independant to the rehab team. After PR and three months follow-up was evaluated if PA counselling during PR increases PA elvel (primary outcome: steps per day) in daily life.

Furthermore, individual, semi-structured interviews were performed in a subgroup of participants in order to gain more detailed information about barriers and enablers of participation in daily-life activities. Participants were invited to two interviews, one right after PR the other after 3 months follow up. A content analysis was performed.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-05-26
• Study First Posted: 2015-05-27
• Study Start: 2015-10
• Primary Completion: 2020-02
• Study Completion: 2020-02
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

• confirmed COPD (GOLD stages B-D) according to GOLD-guidelines

Exclusion Criteria

• Mental or physical disability (mini-mental score <20) precluding informed consent or compliance with the protocol
• morphine medication
• Primary diagnosis of heart failure
• Uncontrolled arrhythmias causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise
• Severe co-morbidity (acute coronary syndrome, unstable angina terminal renal failure, concomitant pulmonary embolism, very severe pneumonia: CURB65>3)
• Severe untreated arterial hypertension at rest (> 200 mm Hg systolic, > 120 mm Hg diastolic)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Usual Care	Usual care	outpatient pulmonary Rehabilitation program
Counseling	physical activity counseling	outpatient pulmonary Rehabilitation program plus physical activity counseling

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of steps per day	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kantonsspital; 🇨🇭 Winterthur, Switzerland