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Understanding Balance Impairment in COPD

NCT05984498 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2023-08-09

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Summary

This study is an observational study investigating the mechanisms of balance problems in people with COPD and how COPD impacts them living their daily lives.

The main objectives of this study are:

* To quantify the relationship between balance and aspects of neuromuscular function in individuals with COPD, and compared to age-matched healthy controls
* To understand the lived experience of people with COPD and their carers

Participants will attend an appointment at the University rehab lab to:

* Complete a balance test
* Fill out some questionnaires on mood, health status and balance and falls
* Complete some walking tests
* Have their body composition measured
* Have the function and strength of their leg nerves and muscles tested Researchers will compare people with COPD and healthy controls (older adults without COPD or other conditions known to impact balance) to see if any of the things measured are impacting the balance of people with COPD more than their peers without COPD.
* For 10 people with COPD only they will be visited at home to observe how they carry out everyday tasks and 5 of those 10 will have a follow up interview.

Researchers will take notes and record interviews and look for similarities and interesting points in the notes and transcripts of the interviews to build a picture of what living with COPD is like.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Teesside University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Samantha L Harrison, PhD · Teesside University

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-17
Primary Completion
2024-05-01
Completion
2024-05-01

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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