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Evidence Based Training and Physical Activity With an E-health Program

NCT03634553 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-09-09

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Summary

The main aim of the project in this application is two-fold. First we will explore and describe facilitators and barriers for being physically active and perform physical training for people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD (Step 1). Secondly, with user involvement, we will develop and evaluate a novel e-health program with a training module and an evidence-based educational component, the rEACH-COPD e-health program with the aim to increase the understanding and management of the disease and to facilitate every-day living with COPD (Step 2-3).

According to the guidelines of the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (SoS), physiotherapy led exercise is an important part of rehabilitation for people with COPD. The e-health training program will follow evidence-based guidelines, i.e. recommendations from SoS and the American College of Sport Medicine (ACSMS).

Offering individualized and evidence-based training will increase adherence to training. With regular physical activity and exercise there is a potential to improve health-related quality of life, physical capacity, activity and participation in every day life in people with COPD.

By an improved health, physical function and quality of life a decreased use of health care is expected. Thus, this program may, in the long term, contribute to reduced costs for the society.

Conditions

  • COPD
  • Physical Activity
  • Implementation

Interventions

OTHER

Training with e-health product

The training program follows the recommendations for training from ACSMS and SoS who states the importance that exercise programs should include muscle strengthening, cardiovascular as wells as balance exercises. Therefore, the training program includes: Strengthening exercises for the upper and lower extremities (number: 5-8 pc. with progression in three levels), daily (5-7 times / week), 30 minutes walks and balance training.

OTHER

Usual care

usual care, i.e. participates in regular training regime at the physiotherapy department

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Alexandra Halvarsson, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-01-30
Completion
2023-12-31

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