Impact of "Telecoaching Program" on Physical Activity in Patients With COPD

Summary

The purpose of this 3 month randomized intervention study is to investigate the additional effect of a physical activity telecoaching program on physical activity in patients with COPD, compared with usual care.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

OTHER

Coaching program

The coaching program consists of a (1) Step counter used as a coaching activity monitor to collect number of steps walked by the patients and (2) the Linkcare System, a mobile phone or tablet PC placed in the patient's home to collect data from the step counter. The system will set a daily activity goal for the patient based on achieved activity levels which will be measured by the step counter. Patients will also receive feedback, motivational and educational messages and direct calls from the coaching team at each institution.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Edinburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• University Medical Center Groningen

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Athens

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Zurich

  collaborator OTHER

• Barcelona Institute for Global Health

  collaborator OTHER

• KU Leuven

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Thierry Troosters, PT, PHD · KU Leuven

• Mike Polkey, MD, PHD · Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

• Judith Garcia-Aymerich, MD, PHD · Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-05-31

Primary Completion

2015-03-31

Completion

2015-03-31

Countries

• Belgium
• Greece
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Study Locations