Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation improve the health of post tuberculosis patients living in Uganda?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post-TB lung disease; Respiratory; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18256843
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leicester

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34376447/ protocol (added 12/08/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-12
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 12 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged = 18 years.
2. Willing and able to give consent to participate in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the follow-up schedule (signed or witnessed consent if the patient is illiterate).
3. Documented past history of smear positive PTB with treatment completed at least 6 months prior to study enrolment.
4. Negative Gene Xpert.
5. Medical Research Council dyspnoea grade of 2 or higher.
6. Able and willing to attend the full 12 weeks of Pulmonary Rehabilitation assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Has co-morbidities that preclude exercise e.g known unstable cardiovascular disease, locomotor difficulties. No age or gender restrictions apply.
2. Unwilling to participate for any reason.
3. Has any condition (social or medical) which in the opinion of the investigator would make study participation unsafe.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in walking distance (exercise capacity) is measured using the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) at 6 weeks.