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Tele-rehabilitation in Chronic Respiratory Disease: an Observational Cohort Study

ConditionChronic Respiratory Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWest Park Healthcare Centre

About this trial

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program that helps people with lung disease improve their function. It uses exercise, education, and self-management strategies to improve physical ability and quality of life. Because some people are unable to visit West Park Healthcare Centre, we established a remote supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program that patients can access via an electronic device (computer, tablet or smart phone). Regular quality assurance is necessary to ensure that the program is effective. We plan to collect and summarize the program's results. The benefit of doing so is that it allows us to make any changes or improvements that may help patients with chronic respiratory conditions.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

stable chronic respiratory disease

qualified candidates for pulmonary rehabilitation,

current non-smoker;

primary diagnosis chronic respiratory disease limited by dyspnea (mMRC≥2);

Disqualifiers

completed PR within the previous 12 months of the current admission and

being unable to communicate with the treating team.

Trial population

Adults diagnosed with chronic respiratory disease affecting the airways and other structures of the lungs causing dyspnea including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), occupational lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • pulmonary rehabilitation

    Other intervention

    The intervention is PR delivered via a telemedicine. The intervention is PR delivered via a telemedicine. The program is delivered by the multidisciplinary via a remote application for two sessions per week for ten weeks. Remotely supervised exercise includes: 1) deep breathing reinforcing pursed lip and diaphragmatic breathing; 2) warm up breathing and stretching exercise; 3) a cardiorespiratory aerobic exercise battery; 4) resistance training, and; stretching cool down. There is also an educational component. The secondary (maintenance) program includes ongoing remotely supervised exercise and education once a week for six months (24 sessions). All patients successfully completing the initial PR are offered the maintenance program.

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

health-related quality of life Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire - dyspnea

Disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire. Developed to measure the impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on a person's life.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

6-minute walk test distance

An objective evaluation of functional exercise capacity; the subject is asked to walk as far as possible for 6 minutes.

Time frame
12 weeks
2

30-second Chair Stand Test

A measurement to assess functional leg strength and endurance by involves recording the number of stands a person can complete in 30 seconds

Time frame
12 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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West Park Healthcare Centre

Lead sponsor

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