Telerehabilitation Approaches in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Patients

NCT ID: NCT04694729

Last Updated: 2021-01-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 54 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-12-31

Brief Summary

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a first-line management strategy in chronic obstructive pulmonary patients (COPD) as it reduces shortness of breath, increases exercise capacity, and improves health-related quality of life. However, 8-50% of patients referred to PR do not participate at all, while 10-32% of those who start do not complete the program. Barriers to participation and completion include difficulty in accessing the program, poor mobility, lack of transport, and travel costs. Telerehabilitation is defined as the provision of rehabilitation services through telecommunication technology, including telephone, internet and video conference communications between the patient and the healthcare provider. Different technologies (from phone to video conferencing) have been tested in patients with COPD to enhance daily activities, exercise training and walking prescription. All of them showed positive effects on exercise tolerance, dyspnea, physical activity and quality of life. However, there is no study about which telerehabilitation program is more effective on COPD patients. The aim of this study is to investigate which telerehabilitation approach is more effective in COPD.

Conditions

Telerehabilitation; COPD

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

study group

Videoconference-based

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

videoconference-based

Intervention Type: OTHER

Exercises will be done 3 days a week for 6 weeks, with the help of a physiotherapist via video conference.

control group

Video-based

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

video-based

Intervention Type: OTHER

The exercise video will be sent to the patients and they will do it 3 days a week for 6 weeks. The subjects will be asked to keep an exercise diary and the status of the diaries will be followed by calling once a week.

Interventions

videoconference-based

Exercises will be done 3 days a week for 6 weeks, with the help of a physiotherapist via video conference.

Intervention Type: OTHER

video-based

The exercise video will be sent to the patients and they will do it 3 days a week for 6 weeks. The subjects will be asked to keep an exercise diary and the status of the diaries will be followed by calling once a week.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with COPD (FEV1 / FVC <70% in the stable phase of the disease)
• Age > 18 years old
• Have the ability to use a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

• Musculoskeletal disorders that limit exercise
• Dizziness, significant sensory or motor impairments, dementia or terminal illnesses that prevent education
• Serious comorbidities such as unstable heart disease, irregular diabetes, known malignant disease, any other disease that makes the patient unsuitable for participation in the study.
• Incompatible patient
• Severe vision or hearing impairment
• Unwillingness or inability to follow the protocol
• Have had a COPD exacerbation in the previous 6 weeks

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nursima Bulut

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Istanbul Yedikule Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

Nursima Bulut Physiotherapist

Role: CONTACT

bltnursima@gmail.com

2163463636

Other Identifiers

TeleCOPD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id