Role of Exercise in Functional Capacity of Smokers and Subsequent Development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

The is an open-labelled prospective randomised control trial on individuals with spirometry findings of PRISm. Individuals who are smoker/ ex-smoker will be screened by spirometry. Eligible individuals who fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be recruited and randomised into exercise with telehealth group, exercise group and no exercise group into 1:1:1 ratio.

The intervention period is 26 weeks and the follow up period is 52 weeks. In the intervention period, individuals will be instructed to exercise accordingly. In exercise with telehealth group, exercise with telehealth will be performed 2 times per week for 1 hour. In exercise group, individuals will be instructed to have exercise with each week's goal was the lowest of three numbers: (1) the average of the most recent 7 days of step counts + 600 steps, (2) the previous goal + 600 steps, or (3) 10,000 steps per day. In no exercise group, no exercise instruction will be given.

Smoking cessation advice and clincial assessment including hospitalisation due to any respiratory or cardiovascular causes, modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire will be assessed in baseline, week 4, 8, 12, 26, 52. Spirometry by Spirodoc and 6 minute walk test will be assessed at baseline, week 12, 26 and 52.