Feasibility of Integrating Street Racket Into Ambulatory Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorMona Lichtblau
About this trial
This study looks at whether Street Racket is a feasable activity that can be added to pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic lung disease. Participants complete short questionnaires at the start and end of the program to rate the feasibility and rate their breathlessness during each session. Attendance is recorded to understand how well the activity is used and whether there are any barriers.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Any sex or gender
Age >18 years
Prescribed APR by a physician and currently participating in APR at the USZ
Physically and psychologically capable of following instructions and standing/walking for up to one hour (short, seated breaks are allowed if needed)
Disqualifiers
Require supplemental oxygen therapy that cannot be delivered via a portable backpack system (e.g., large oxygen cylinders on wheels, which pose a fall risk)
Are unable to follow study procedures due to language barriers, psychological conditions, or orthopaedic limitations that prevent them from standing or walking for up to one hour
Require walking aids due to impaired balance (e.g., walking sticks, rollator, etc.)
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Street Racket
Other interventionStreet racket will be offered as an additional, optional training once session for patients once every two weeks within the ambulatory pulmonary rehabilitation program. The session begins with a 10-minute warm-up led by a physiotherapist, followed by 45 minutes of street racket play. The content of each session will be adapted based on group size and the playing level of the participants. A typical session structure consists of four intervals of 8 minutes of play, each separated by 2-minute breaks, and concludes with 5 minutes of cool-down. Depending on the patients need the training protocol can be adapted, for instance to include more cognitive or balance elements
Treatment groups
12 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Street Racket ArmExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of Street Racket
The primary endpoints acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility will be assessed using patient reported outcomes with the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM), Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM), \& Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM). These instruments have demonstrated strong psychometric properties and will collectively be referred to as the AAF questionnaire. The validated German translation of the AAF, which has also shown reliable and valid psychometric properties will be used in this study. The AAF questionnaire comprises three sections-Acceptability, Appropriateness, and Feasibility-each containing four questions rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Completely disagree, 5 = Completely agree). Scores for each section will be calculated as the mean of the four responses. A mean score above 12 in each section will be considered indicative of a positive result.
Time frame
Each at the first training and at the end of the pulmonary rehabilitation (after max. 3 months).Secondary outcomes
1
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (Safety and Tolerability)
Number and type of adverse events as defined as (serious) adverse events.
Time frame
After each street racket session, from enrollment until termination of ambulatory pulmonary rehabilitation (max 3 months).2
Adherance rate
Percentage of attended sessions, Documented reasons for non-attendance
Time frame
After each street racket session, from enrollment until termination of ambulatory pulmonary rehabilitation (max 3 months).3
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate in %, categorized reasons for withdrawal (e.g. medical, motivation, logistics, time)
Time frame
After each street racket session, from enrollment until termination of ambulatory pulmonary rehabilitation (max 3 months).4
Perceived dyspnea
After each session the participants will be asked to assess their peak dyspnea level and mean dyspnea level during the session on the modified Borg scale ranging from 0 (no dyspnea) to 10 (maximal dyspnea), which will be recorded on their personal log book.
Time frame
After each street racket session, from enrollment until termination of ambulatory pulmonary rehabilitation (max 3 months).Sponsors and contacts
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Mona Lichtblau
Lead sponsor
University of Zurich
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov