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Walk On! Physical Activity Coaching

NCT02478359 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2707

Last updated 2020-02-19

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Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of the death in the US. The personal, social and economic costs of the disease are tremendous, with annual expenditures of nearly $50 billion, mostly from hospitalizations for exacerbations of COPD and associated sequelae. For the vast majority of patients, despite optimal pharmacological therapy, living with COPD is characterized by unrelieved dyspnea, physical inactivity, deconditioning, and an insidious downward spiral of social isolation and depression that has a profound impact on the lives of patients and their caregivers. There is mounting evidence that physical inactivity is significantly associated with more frequent hospitalizations and increased mortality in COPD even after adjusting for disease severity.

While practice guidelines recommend regular physical activity for all patients with COPD, health systems are challenged in operationalizing an effective and sustainable approach to assist patients in being physically active. The investigators propose a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a 12-month physical activity coaching intervention (Walk On!) compared to standard care for 1,650 COPD patients from a large integrated health care system.

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Activity Coaching (Walk On!)

The 12-month Walk On! intervention included a baseline in-person assessment, collaborative monitoring of steps using two types of activity sensors, semi-automated step goal recommendations using an interactive voice response system or web application, ongoing individualized reinforcement from a physical activity coach, and peer/family support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kaiser Permanente

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Huong Q Nguyen, PhD, RN · Research Scientist

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
41 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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