Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improve Balance in People With Respiratory Disease?

University of Manitoba

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Lung Diseases

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00864084

B2009:007

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in pulmonary rehabilitation improves balance in people with respiratory disease.

Full description

Falls and chronic respiratory are two major health concerns affecting morbidity and mortality in older adults. Several factors that predispose falls, such as reduced balance, have been documented in people with respiratory disease. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs, which involve customized exercise prescription, are recommended to improve quality of life and disease management in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are many documented benefits to participation in such programs; however, the impact on balance and other falls risk factors has not previously been investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on balance and falls risk factors in individuals with respiratory disease. This study will enhance the current management of respiratory disease by improving our understanding of the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of lung disease
• Committed to regular attendance at pulmonary rehabilitation program
• A forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 80% of predicted
• No change in medications for the past 2 months

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable cardiac disease
• Neurological conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions that prevent participation in exercise sessions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

People with respiratory disease

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation