Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Fear of Falling in COPD Patients (PARACHUTE)

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Copd

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03793452

PARACHUTE (29BRC18.0246)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to measure the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation program on fear of falling in COPD patients

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD patients

Exclusion criteria

• post surgical rehabilitation
• neurologic or orthopedic disorders limiting walking
• imbalance disorders
• inability to answer to the questionnaire
• refusal to participate.
• inability to perform the pulmonary rehabilitation program.