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Balance Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT01424098 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2022-05-03

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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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Balance training program

Training will consist of 30 minute sessions 3 times/week for 6 weeks in keeping with best practice guidelines for older adults. Sessions will be supervised by physical therapists, using a circuit training approach with different stations designed to target specific areas of impairment. Participants will work through stations in a group setting; however, will receive individualized exercise prescription regarding level of difficulty and exercise progression.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ontario Lung Association

    collaborator OTHER

  • Roger Goldstein

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dina Brooks, PhD · University of Toronto

  • Roger S Goldstein, MD · West Park Healthcare Centre

  • Marla K Beauchamp, MSc.PT · University of Toronto

  • Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, PhD · West Park Healthcare Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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