Status:
COMPLETED
An Intervention to Improve Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
45+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is a randomized trial of a cardiopulmonary self-management intervention to improve functional capacity, health-related quality of life, and to reduce health care utilization. Two hundred (10...
Detailed Description
This study is a randomized, controlled trial of a cardiopulmonary exercise and self-management intervention to improve functional capacity, health related-related quality of life, and to reduce health...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- standard criteria for severe COPD or HF,
- optimal medical management,
- willingness to participate in an outpatient exercise/self-management program,
- working phone,
- hospitalization for HF, COPD, or related illness in the past two years or at least two unscheduled outpatient visits for same over the past year
Exclusion
- unstable disease or recent surgery,
- supplemental oxygen requirement at rest more than 4 LPM,
- already participating in regular exercise three times a week,
- inability to ambulate,
- uncontrolled mental illness,
- alcohol or drug abuse,
- life expectancy less than one year
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00467298
Start Date
December 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
April 2 2018
Active Locations (1)
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VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101