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Respiratory Rehabilitation Exercises in Older Adults With Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT02329873 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2015-01-01

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Summary

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of a respiratory rehabilitation exercise training package on dyspnea, cough, exercise tolerance, and sputum expectoration of hospitalized elderly patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Using purposive sampling, 61 participants were recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n = 30) or the control group (n = 31). The experimental group participants received the respiratory rehabilitation exercise training twice a day and 10-30 minutes per session for four days. The control group participants received usual care and health education. Data were collected at baseline and at the end of the four-day intervention.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Respiratory rehabilitation exercise training

The respiratory rehabilitation exercise training package was conducted twice a day and 10-30 minutes per session for 4 days: (a) disease awareness, (b) sputum clearance treatments, (c) pursed lip breathing training, (d) upper-limb exercise with breathing pranayama, (e) walking training with breathing pranayama, and (f) assign a pulmonary rehabilitation program coordinator.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

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Principal Investigators

  • Lin-Yu Liao, MS · Chest Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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