Actively Recruiting
Personalised Music Feedback to Optimise Adherence to Walking Exercise During Pulmonary Rehabilitation for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Led by University of Leicester · Updated on 2025-04-16
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
2 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Leicester
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Strathclyde
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating the use of a new mobile application called BeatClearWalker (BCW) to help people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) adhere to their prescribed walking exercise during Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR). The study explores whether music feedback through this app can reduce fatigue, increase motivation, and improve exercise adherence and quality of life for individuals with COPD. This is a single-arm feasibility study focused on assessing the practicality and acceptability of this intervention. All participants will receive routine personalized walking exercise while using the BCW app, which provides real-time, personalized music feedback to help maintain their target walking pace. The app monitors walking cadence and adjusts music quality based on whether the participant is walking at the prescribed speed. When walking below the target cadence, the music quality degrades, encouraging the participant to adjust their pace. This approach combines the benefits of paced walking and music to enhance exercise engagement during the PR program lasting 6 to 8 weeks. Participants will be monitored throughout the PR program with assessments including exercise capacity tests, questionnaires on anxiety, health status, and COPD symptoms, and adherence tracking via the app. Researchers will measure how many participants use the app, complete follow-up assessments, and adhere to their walking prescription. The study spans approximately 11 months from recruitment through follow-up, with data collected during and after the 6-8 week rehabilitation program to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and adherence outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Make Every Step Count: Personalised Music Feedback to Walking for People Living With COPD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Willing and able to provide informed consent for participation in the study.
- Referred for pulmonary rehabilitation at University Hospitals Leicester.
- Confirmed diagnosis of COPD by spirometry based on GOLD criteria.
- Male or female, aged 18 years or older.
- Able to communicate in written and spoken English.
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to provide valid informed consent.
- Lack of motivation to participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation program.
- Any absolute or relative contraindications to exercise training.
- Cardiac event within the last 6 weeks.
- Severe psychiatric disorders.
- History of MRSA positive screens without three consecutive negative swabs.
- Unable to understand written or spoken English.
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 to 8 weeks
Participants use the BeatClearWalker smartphone application during their pulmonary rehabilitation programme. The app monitors walking pace and provides real-time music feedback to help maintain a prescribed walking cadence while listening to preferred music.
Weekly visits during the pulmonary rehabilitation programme
Duration - At completion of pulmonary rehabilitation (6 to 8 weeks post-treatment)
Participants complete follow-up assessments after the pulmonary rehabilitation programme to evaluate exercise capacity, symptom changes, and adherence to the walking exercise with music feedback.
1 visit (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE3 9QP
Not Yet Recruiting
2
University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL)
Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE3 9QP
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
O
Omar Alhothaly, MSc
M
Mark Orme, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
1
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