Physical Activity Coaching in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

NCT ID: NCT01349608

Last Updated: 2013-04-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-04-30
• Study Completion Date: 2013-03-31

Brief Summary

This study is designed to explore a new approach to help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) become more physically active. Through weekly telephone sessions with a health coach utilizing motivational interviewing, participants will be empowered to set goals for increased physical activity (emphasis on walking). The objective of the study is to determine if telephone-based health coaching is a reasonable and effective way to increase physical activity, as measured by a gold-standard activity monitor, in people with COPD.

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Physical Activity; Health Behavior

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Health coaching

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Telephonic health coaching

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be given a pedometer and activity log to use daily to track their physical activity accomplishments. Weekly, they will participate in a health coaching telephone session to discuss physical activity and set goals. The health coach is knowledgable in COPD care and will utilize a motivational interviewing approach to support the self-efficacy of the participants to be more active.

Interventions

Telephonic health coaching

Participants will be given a pedometer and activity log to use daily to track their physical activity accomplishments. Weekly, they will participate in a health coaching telephone session to discuss physical activity and set goals. The health coach is knowledgable in COPD care and will utilize a motivational interviewing approach to support the self-efficacy of the participants to be more active.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Men and women age 40 years and older
• Current or former cigarette smoker of at least 10 pack-years
• Diagnosis of COPD stage II to IV COPD as documented by pulmonary function testing (FEV1 <80% predicted, FEV1/FVC ration <0.71) within the past 24 months
• Able to ambulate independently or with a walking aid (wheeled or standard walker or cane)

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to walk without assistance of another person
• patients with a high likelihood of being lost to follow-up or contact (patients with active chemical dependency), are planning to move out of the state, are not able to be contacted by telephone
• patients with an inability to provide good data or follow commands (patients who are disoriented or have a severe neurologic/psychiatric condition)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Roberto P. Benzo

Consultant Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Roberto P Benzo, M.D., MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

11-000356

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id