A Randomized Controlled Trial of Balance Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 46
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Berg Balance Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
A growing body of evidence suggests that individuals with chronic lung disease have important deficits in balance control that may be associated with an increased risk of falls. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a balance training program on measures of balance and fall risk in people with chronic lung disease.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosis of COPD; a self-report of decline in balance or fall in the last 5 years or a recent near fall; smoking history greater than 10 pack years; and are able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inability to communicate because of language skills, hearing or cognitive impairment; and evidence of a neurological or musculoskeletal condition that severely limits mobility and postural control (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, advanced Parkinson's disease, amputation).
Arms & Interventions
Usual care
The control group will undergo the usual pulmonary rehabilitation program offered at our centre with no additional balance training classes.
Balance Training
The treatment group will complete a specific balance training program in addition to conventional pulmonary rehabilitation.
Intervention: Balance training program (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Berg Balance Scale
Time Frame: All outcomes will be assessed upon admission to pulmonary rehabilitation (baseline) and again upon completion of the program, an expected average of 6 weeks from baseline.
Balance Evaluation Systems Test
Time Frame: At baseline and 6 weeks.
Secondary Outcomes
- Functional strength(At baseline and 6 weeks.)
- Self-reported physical function(At baseline and 6 weeks.)
- Balance confidence/falls self-efficacy(At baseline and 6 weeks.)
Investigators
Roger Goldstein
Director, Respiratory Medicine
West Park Healthcare Centre