Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Non Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

NCT ID: NCT00868075

Last Updated: 2011-11-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-03-31

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of our study is to ascertain whether chest physiotherapy + pulmonary rehabilitation is more efficacious than chest physiotherapy alone. The outcomes that will be used to assess effectiveness are relevant in terms of the direct benefit on the patient's health related quality of life.

PLANNED STUDY: This randomized study will compare 8 weeks chest physiotherapy with 8 weeks chest physiotherapy plus pulmonary rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

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PLANNED STUDY: This randomized study will compare 8 weeks chest physiotherapy with 8 weeks chest physiotherapy plus pulmonary rehabilitation.

PLAN OF INVESTIGATION: Patients will be recruited from NHS Lothian with 15 randomized to chest physiotherapy and 15 to chest physiotherapy plus pulmonary rehabilitation.

Protocols:

Chest physiotherapy Physiotherapy will be aided using a positive pressure airways device (Acapella) that aids sputum expectoration. They will be asked to do 10 breaths, followed by 3 huffs and a cough. This will be repeated 3 times and repeated twice a day. Expected tiime 10-15 minutes twice daily.

Pulmonary rehabiliation Will be an 8-week programme twice a week in hospital with a third session (unsupervised) at home. It will include both cardiovascular training and upper limb and lower limb strengthening exercises.

Each patient will have a baseline exercise test. Calculation of the patient's 80% peak heart rate will be recorded and then used to ensure that patients are working to this level during the pulmonary rehabilitation cardiovascular sections.

The session will include: 5 minute warm up; 10 minutes treadmill; 10 minutes bicycle; 10 minutes stepper; 10 minutes upper limb and lower limb strengthening exercises; 5 minutes cool down.

Throughout the 8-week programme the resistance and intensity of each activity will be increased as they improve.

Following commencement of their first class they will be provided with a diary for a walking programme at home, which they will do once a week unsupervised.

Endpoints: Assessments below will be done at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 3 months.

Microbiology: A fresh sputum sample will be submitted for micobiological culture.

Systemic inflammatory markers: 10mls venous blood for full blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, urea, electrolytes and liver function tests.

Pulmonary physiology: Pre bronchodilator spirometry (FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC), mouth pressures, followed by an incremental shuttle walk test.

24 hour sputum volume: This will be collected the day before each clinic visit. Sputum colour: Graded as mucoid, mucopurulent or purulent. Health related quality of life: Leicester Cough Questionnaire and St George's Respiratory Questionnaire.

Conditions

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Bronchiectasis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Chest Physiotherapy

Twice daily chest physiotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chest physiotherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Twice daily for 8 weeks

Chest Physiotherapy + Exercise Program

Chest Physiotherapy + Exercise Program

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chest Physiotherapy + Exercise Program

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Twice daily chest physiotherapy and Three times weekly exercise program (two sessions supervised)for 8 weeks

Interventions

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Chest physiotherapy

Twice daily for 8 weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Chest Physiotherapy + Exercise Program

Twice daily chest physiotherapy and Three times weekly exercise program (two sessions supervised)for 8 weeks

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with moderate and severe bronchiectasis aged 18-75 will be recruited. Severity will be assessed radiologically by HRCT of the chest using the scoring method by Bhalla et al.

Exclusion Criteria

* cystic fibrosis
* emphysema on HRCT chest and FEV1\<60% predicted
* active allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis or tuberculosis
* poorly controlled asthma
* pregnancy or breast feeding
* current smokers
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NHS Lothian

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Adam Hill

Consultant Physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Adam T Hill, MD, FRCPE

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NHS Lothian

Locations

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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Mandal P, Sidhu MK, Kope L, Pollock W, Stevenson LM, Pentland JL, Turnbull K, Mac Quarrie S, Hill AT. A pilot study of pulmonary rehabilitation and chest physiotherapy versus chest physiotherapy alone in bronchiectasis. Respir Med. 2012 Dec;106(12):1647-54. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Sep 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22947443 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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08/S1102/40

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id