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The Effects of a Home Exercise Video Programme for Patients With COPD

NCT00542932 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2007-10-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with COPD, suffer symptoms of breathlessness and leg weakness. Exercise programmes in the form of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) have been shown to improve both of these symptoms significantly. PR involves patients attending a hospital or community centre. For some patients, leaving the house is an ordeal. This study investigated the effectiveness of an exercise video programme delivered in the patients home.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Watched Film A (promotional film) Film B (30 min exercise video) asked to to perform 4 times a week for 6 weeks at home

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Brighton

    collaborator OTHER

  • King's College Hospital NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • John Moxham · King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Completion
2006-10-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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