Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improve Balance in People With Respiratory Disease?

NCT ID: NCT00864084

Last Updated: 2014-09-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE1
• Total Enrollment: 14 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-04-30
• Study Completion Date: 2009-12-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in pulmonary rehabilitation improves balance in people with respiratory disease.

Detailed Description

Falls and chronic respiratory are two major health concerns affecting morbidity and mortality in older adults. Several factors that predispose falls, such as reduced balance, have been documented in people with respiratory disease. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs, which involve customized exercise prescription, are recommended to improve quality of life and disease management in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are many documented benefits to participation in such programs; however, the impact on balance and other falls risk factors has not previously been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on balance and falls risk factors in individuals with respiratory disease. This study will enhance the current management of respiratory disease by improving our understanding of the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Conditions

Lung Diseases

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Pulmonary rehabilitation

People with respiratory disease

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Pulmonary rehabilitation involves the prescription of customized exercise programs and education on disease management.

Interventions

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Pulmonary rehabilitation involves the prescription of customized exercise programs and education on disease management.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of lung disease
• Committed to regular attendance at pulmonary rehabilitation program
• A forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 80% of predicted
• No change in medications for the past 2 months

Exclusion Criteria

• Unstable cardiac disease
• Neurological conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions that prevent participation in exercise sessions.

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The University of Queensland

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Manitoba

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ms. Elizabeth Harvey

Ms

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Michelle D Smith, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Queensland

Locations

The University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Countries

Canada

References

Smith MD, Harvey EH, van den Hoorn W, Shay BL, Pereira GM, Hodges PW. Out-Patient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Medial-Lateral Balance in Subjects With Chronic Respiratory Disease: Proof-of-Concept Study. Respir Care. 2016 Apr;61(4):510-20. doi: 10.4187/respcare.04109. Epub 2016 Jan 26.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 26814219 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

B2009:007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id