Urban Training for COPD Patients

Summary

This project plans on a training intervention by using public spaces and urban walkable trails, adapted to each patient needs and capabilities. Primary objective is to assess 12 months effectiveness of the intervention with respect to: (primary outcome): physical activity level, and (secondary outcomes): COPD admissions, exercise capacity, body composition, quality of life, and mental health.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Urban training

Recommendation to walk a minimum of 5 days per week in urban walkable trails appropriate for the patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Instituto de Salud Carlos III

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Sociedad Española de Neumología (SEPAR), Barcelona

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University Ramon Llull

  collaborator OTHER

• Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

  collaborator OTHER

• Hospital del Mar

  collaborator OTHER

• Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina

  collaborator OTHER

• Hospital de Mataró, Mataró

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hospital de Viladecans, Viladecans

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

  collaborator OTHER

• Judith Garcia-Aymerich

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Judith Garcia-Aymerich, MD PhD · Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

45 Years

Max Age

130 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-07-31

Primary Completion

2016-02-29

Completion

2016-03-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations