Is it possible to deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation to people in India living with chronic obstructive lung disease?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Respiratory; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN85689019
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leicester

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-12
• Study Completion: 2021-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 5 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 107

Inclusion Criteria

Stage 1 (patient):
1. Aged =18 years
2. Physician diagnosis of COPD

Stage 1 (staff):
1. Healthcare staff that would typically refer patients to a clinical PR programme, such as physicians & clinicians.

Stage 2:
1. Age =18 years
2. Spirometry confirmed COPD, based on GOLD criteria, with FEV1/FVC<0/7, and FEV1<80% predicted.
3. Physician diagnosed COPD
4. Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea score grade 2 or higher
5. Patients willing to participate and attend the PR program

Exclusion Criteria

Stage 1 (patients):
1. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Stage 2 (staff):
1. Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Stage 2:
1. Co-morbidities or significant respiratory, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, neurological, orthopaedic, neoplastic diseases that may hamper the participation of the patient and outcome of the program.
2. Active pulmonary Tuberculosis
3. COPD patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified