Acute Exacerbation of COPD and Physical Activity - Preliminary Study

NCT ID: NCT01871246

Last Updated: 2021-08-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Total Enrollment: 23 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2021-07-01

Brief Summary

People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are very sedentary and efforts to establish an active lifestyle are challenging because of periodic acute exacerbations of COPD that interrupt physical activity patterns and contribute to further decline in physical activity. The purpose of this preliminary research is to learn more about the experience of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) from the perspective of the patient and his/her family and to learn how AECOPDs affect physical activity.

Detailed Description

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are very sedentary and their physical activity is often interrupted by acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). Little is known about the expectations had by individuals with COPD and the effects of these expectations on their physical activity. To increase the understanding of these expectations in people with COPD, a study is proposed to explore their experience of daily fluctuations in symptoms and AECOPDs, focusing on how these experiences influence health promoting behaviors, especially physical activity (PA).

This study will involve an enrollment visit during which consent will be obtained, survey data will be administered (that they may take home), spirometry testing will be conducted, and a physical activity monitor (ActivPAL device) will be applied to be worn one week to allow us to understand their usual PA. A clinical ethnographic interview will then be conducted one week following enrollment, at which point the questionnaires and ActivPAL device will be collected. A second clinical ethnographic interview will be conducted one week following the first. Survey data will again collected at week 15 by mail.

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_ONLY
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

People with COPD & recent exacerbation

The group consists of people with COPD who have had an exacerbation in the last year.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• People who have emphysema or chronic bronchitis as their primary health problem
• People who have had a respiratory infection or an exacerbation of their COPD within the last year.
• People who are 55 years or older
• Family member of someone who meets the above criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

• Other lung diseases as their primary pulmonary problem.
• Mobility problems that limit physical activity

• Minimum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Janet L. Larson

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Janet L Larson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan - School of Nursing

Locations

University of Michigan - School of Nursing

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

HUM00062912

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id