A feasibility study to inform the design of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of an interactive internet based Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme

niversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)0 sites103 target enrollmentMay 17, 2013

Overview

2015 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26307616 protocol 2017 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28363923 results 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35266871/ physical activity results (added 11/03/2022)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

May 17, 2013

End Date

October 30, 2015

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)

•1\. Male \& Female ; Lower Age Limit 18 years
•2\. Willing to undertake pulmonary rehabilitation
•3\. Willing to take part in the web\-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme if randomised to that arm of the study
•4\. Access to the internet and ability to navigate around a variety of websites (for example, uses online shopping or banking websites) or regular use of email
•5\. An established diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
•6\. Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea score of between 2 and 5
•7\. Able to read and write in English

•1\. Inability to participate in the exercise component of the rehabilitation programme e.g. neurological, locomotive or psychiatric disability
•2\. Unwilling/unable to take part in the web\-based programme
•3\. Has taken part in Pulmonary Rehabilitation in previous 12 months
•4\. Unable to read or write in English.