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Long Term Evaluation of Activity Levels Post Pulmonary Rehabilitation

NCT01530412 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2012-02-10

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Summary

Sustained improvement after pulmonary rehabilitation in activity levels as measured by an activity armband.

Pulmonary rehabilitation is utilized to improve exercise capacity, quality of life and prognosis for patients who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There is also strong evidence that supports the use of pulmonary rehabilitation to decrease hospital admissions thereby reducing cost of care. Recent studies suggest that the significant benefits achieved through rehabilitation fade with time and that in order to improve activities of daily living; for example, average daily number of steps, programmes of longer duration are required.

The primary aim of this study is to identify objective sustained improved in activity levels using the SenseWear activity armband after a short-term pulmonary rehabilitation programme. Secondary aims are to determine antibiotic and steroid use pre and post rehabilitation.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Patients undergo pulmonary rehabilitation for two hours twice a week for seven weeks. The first hour comprises of an individualized exercise programme and the second hour consists of an educational component. Patients are also required to undergo inspiratory muscle training five days a week for thirty minutes and exercise for an additional three days a week for thirty minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beaumont Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard W Costello, Professor · Beaumont Hospital

  • Brenda M Deering, MSc Physio · Beaumont Hospital

  • Claire Egan, MSc Physio · Beaumont Hospital

  • Niamh M McCormack, MSc Nursing · Beaumont Hosptial

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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