COPD: A Multi-center Supervised Tele-rehabilitation Study (COPDMUST)

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: home-based telerehabilitation group; Behavioral: center-based traditional rehabilitation group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06085261

2021-I2M-1-409

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) patients could benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation(PR) in better managing of the disease and its symptoms and in avoiding future relapses and hospitalizations. However, due to a large number of drop outs from PR, lack of professionals, and the (Corona Virus Disease 2019) COVID-19 epidemic, the PR has been underutilized, leading to a need for investigation of updated forms. The study aims to investigate the effects of a home-based PR program using minimal accessories, facilitated with wearable activity trackers and smartphones.

Enrollment: 360 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Participants with a clinical diagnosis of and meeting the following criteria are eligible:

1. Diagnosis of COPD of Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) II-IV and without acute exacerbation within the last 2 weeks.
2. Motivated for participating in the project (and acceptance of randomization)
3. Sufficient mobility to attend PR

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Certain comorbidities (e.g. unstable coronary complications)
2. Severe cognitive disabilities (e.g. dementia)
3. Inability to cope with the program because of severe hearing or visual disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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360 participants in 2 patient groups

home-based telerehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Remotely supervised telerehabilitation at home will be conducted for 8 weeks, comprising lower limb aerobic training, individualized strength training and respiratory training exercises.

Treatment:

Behavioral: home-based telerehabilitation group

center-based traditional rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will undertake an aerobic, strength and respiratory training program of similar intensity and duration to the home-based program, at their site of recruitment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: center-based traditional rehabilitation group