Does a program of physical therapy exercises, education and home based walking lead to a change of the activity level at moderate COPD-patients in daily life.
- Conditions
- breathingproblemsBronchitis10006436
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32588
- Lead Sponsor
- Praktijk voor Fysiotherapie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
COPD in Goldclasse 2 <= moderate COPD.
Exclusion Criteria
Severe heartconditions, unstable COPD and overall complaints what makes exercising risky.
The total list is mentioned in the research protocol.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primairy study parameter will be walkingtime in minutes.<br /><br>Tested by using the Personal Activity Monitor ( PAM).<br /><br>Objective measurement.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secundairy study parameter is the change in daily physical activity. Subjective<br /><br>measurement by a questionnaire.<br /><br><br /><br>Secundairy study parameter is the functional walking/exercising capacity of the<br /><br>therapy-group. Testing by using the six minute walking test.<br /><br><br /><br>Also confounders will be measured:<br /><br>- Quality of Life<br /><br>- Depression<br /><br>- Dyspnea<br /><br>- Self-efficacy</p><br>