Status:
COMPLETED
Long-term Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
Beaumont Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
ITS Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Network
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study has been designed to capture a large group of patients who undergo pulmonary rehabilitation and map their progression over a 5 year time-frame. The outcome measures have been chosen to cap...
Detailed Description
The benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation are well documented elsewhere, however, the exact mechanisms responsible for these significant improvements and alteration of the disease progression are unexp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A diagnosis of COPD based on the GOLD staging of the Disease
- MMRC score of 3 or above
- Ability to mobilize independently
- Willing to comply with the home exercise and inspiratory muscle training programmes
- Willing to wear the SenseWare Armband
- Optimal medical management
- No adverse effects to exercise testing
- Patient's awaiting lung transplant
Exclusion
- Evidence of ischemic heart disease/acute changes on ECG
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
- Uncontrolled CCF / idiopathic cardiomyopathy
- Reversible Asthma
- A diagnosis of lung cancer/TB/recent pneumothorax/PE or pneumonia
- Any musculoskeletal/neurological condition which would render the patient incapable of completing the course
- Exacerbation of COPD within 4 weeks of program
- Poor cognitive status
- Previous attendance at a pulmonary rehabilitation program
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00959855
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
July 23 2019
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Beaumont Hospital
Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland, 9