Balance Training for Fall Reduction in COPD

Summary

People living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have problems with their balance and a high incidence of falls compared to those of a similar age. Pulmonary rehabilitation is recommended for people with COPD, however, these training programs do not typically include balance training or fall prevention strategies. In this study, patients with COPD who report problems with their balance or have had a fall in the last two years will be assigned to a treatment group (balance training plus pulmonary rehabilitation) or control group (standard pulmonary rehabilitation). We will record the number of falls using monthly diaries and evaluate patient's balance, strength, confidence and quality of life.

Conditions

• Copd
• Fall Patients

Interventions

OTHER

Balance training

Balance exercises will include: functional lower extremity training, gait training under challenging conditions and training to increase stability during changes in body positions.

OTHER

Pulmonary rehab

Pulmonary rehab includes: supervised exercise (aerobic exercise, resistance exercise) disease-specific education, and psychological and social support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia

  collaborator OTHER

• Dalhousie University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Alberta

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Ottawa

  collaborator OTHER

• Teesside University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Sydney

  collaborator OTHER

• La Trobe University

  collaborator OTHER

• Aveiro University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Toronto

  collaborator OTHER

• West Park Healthcare Centre

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Dina Brooks, PhD · West Park Healthcare Centre

• Roger Goldstein, MD · West Park Healthcare Centre

• Marla Beauchamp, PhD · West Park Healthcare Centre

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

40 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-01-31

Primary Completion

2022-03-31

Completion

2022-03-31

Countries

• Australia
• Canada
• Portugal
• United Kingdom

Study Locations