Actively Recruiting
Make Every Step Count: Personalised Music Feedback to Walking for People Living With COPD
Led by University of Leicester · Updated on 2025-04-16
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
22 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
Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is an evidence-based intervention to effectively manage the physiological and psychological effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aims of PR are to improve symptoms of COPD, increase exercise capacity, increase independency, improve overall behaviour related to health (like exercising more), and enhance quality of life. The cornerstone of PR programmes is aerobic exercise prescription. Typically, walking exercise is used, and the prescription is individualised for each patient based on their maximal walking exercise capacity. However, adherence to walking exercise is challenging for service users, particularly when unsupervised at home. The use of music during exercise shows promise as a tool to decrease the perception of fatigue and increase motivation, but the integration of music via smartphone applications to support walking exercise adherence during PR has not been explored. This project aims to assess if a new mobile application BeatClearWalker (BCW) intervention is practical, acceptable, and effectively used by people living with COPD. The app is designed to help people living with COPD attending PR adhere to their prescribed walking pace during exercise. The BCW app provides real-time, personalised music feedback through music degradation to optimise the dose of walking exercise.
CONDITIONS
Official 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 of Leicester (UHL).
- Confirmed diagnosis of COPD using 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 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 (must have 3 consecutive negative MRSA swabs before attending classes).
- Unable to understand written or spoken English.
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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
CONTACT
M
Mark Orme, PhD
CONTACT
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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