Physical Exercise Training Programme COPD in primary care
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), exercise, Chronisch Obstructieve Longaandoening, trainingsprogramma
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24492
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Maastricht (UM), CAPHRI Research Institute
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Inclusion Criteria
1. COPD patients visiting their general practitioner because of dyspnoea, impaired exercise capacity and/or a reduced quality of life;
2. Bronchus obstruction detected by spirometry: FEV1/FVC-ratio < 70% and postbronchodilatory FEV1 > 50% predicted (= mild or moderate COPD / GOLD I or II);
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who already receive or have received a physical exercise training programme or rehabilitation therapy in the past year;
2. Patients who have had respiratory tract infections within the last 8 weeks;
3. Presence of serious co-morbid conditions which would interfere with regular exercise training (severe orthopaedic, muscular, or neurological disorders and cardiovascular conditions liable to be aggravated by exercise).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome measure will be the functional exercise capacity measured by the increase in six Minute Walking Distance (6MWD) at 4 months compared to baseline.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures will be:<br /> <br>- peripheral muscle strength (measured with a handheld dynamometer)<br /><br>- physical activity (assessed by a pedometer)<br />'<br>- specific health related quality of life (assessed by questionnaires)<br /><br>- global perceived effect of the treatment according to the patients (measured on a GPE scale).<br /><br /><br>There will also be some exploratory outcome measures, for example lung function, general health status, motivation and some safety and feasibility parameters.