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The Effects of Singing Training for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT03280355 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 270

Last updated 2023-06-22

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Summary

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) experience physiological and psychological complications, such as shortness of breath, anxiety and depression. This has negative influence on their social life, daily activity level and overall quality of life. Patients can participate in a pulmonary rehabilitation program (PR) for the purpose of better managing of the disease and its symptoms and for avoiding future relapses and hospitalisations. However there is a large number of dropouts from PR, and therefore a need for investigation of new activities. Singing training may be one such potential relevant and motivating rehabilitation activity. This study aims to investigate the effects of singing training on both physiological and psychological aspects, and will compare the effects with that of physical training (golden standard in PR). Effects will be investigated in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) with 10 week intervention period. In all the study includes 11 municipalities from around all regions of Denmark, and in all 220 participants.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Singing training

Each session will contain technical instruction in order to achieve better respiratory control and primary muscular strength, and with focus on techniques for efficient expiration. Sessions will also focus on musical content and interpretation as well as interaction, the social aspects and joy of singing together. Prior to the trial all singing teachers will participate in a 2 days' workshop, where they will be instructed in sufficient methodology and didactics, and will obtain profound knowledge about the disease pathology and related physiology.

BEHAVIORAL

Physical Training

Physical Training (golden standard training activity in pulmonary rehabilitation) - usual care - is the active comparator in the trial. The programme is based on the national guidelines for pulmonary rehabilitation, and consists of supervised warm-ups, aerobic exercises, workout (strength), and breathing exercises. Physical Training is conducted by the local physiotherapists in the local health centres.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Region Zealand

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Uffe Bodtger, MD PhD · Region Zealand

  • Peter Vuust, Professor · Aarhus Univeristy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-01
Primary Completion
2019-04-15
Completion
2019-04-15

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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