Telerehabilitation in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001263886
• Lead Sponsor: Prince of Wales Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis: Stable COPD(FEV1/FVC <70% and FEV1 < 80% predicted and post bronchodilator).
Sex: Both Females and Males.
Age range: > 35 years old with no upper limit.
Weight: Less than 150 kgs.
Participants who have not participated in any exercise program for 12 months.
Participants who have not been admitted to hospital for an acute exacerbation of COPD in the last 2 months.
Current or ex-smoker.
Ability to operate a laptop computer , audio headset and the internet at home independently after training.
Adequate hearing, able to hear sounds clearly from a computer laptop.
Adequate eye sight, able to see the computer screen clearly.
Agrees to have a stationary exercise bike placed in their home during the intervention period.
Able to mobilise independently with or without a walking aid.
Able to get on and off a stationary exercise bike. independently and safely.
Willingness to participate.
Willingness to give written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitive Impairment (Mini Mental State Exam score < 24).
Unstable cardiac or neurological disease.
Unable to participate due to any musculoskeletal conditions.
Inability to consent or understand English.
Eyesight impairment that could inhibit reading from a laptop computer screen.
Hearing impairment that could inhibit listening through an audio headset.
Inability to operate a laptop computer following instructions and/or after a period of training.
Unwillingness to accept the technology and set up of devices and exercise equipment in their home environment.
Weight > 150kgs.
Unable to be contacted via a telephone and/or mobile phone device.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Endurance Exercise Capacity: The Endurance Shuttle Walk Test (ESWT) will be used to measure endurance exercise capacity. The ESWT will be performed on a 10 metre track at a velocity equivalent to 85% of the participants peak velocity achieved on the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) until voluntary task failure or 20 minutes is reached. Two tests will be performed and the data from the best test used in analysis.[Baseline and eight weeks post intervention]