Effects of Ergometer Training With Telemonitoring in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) After Exacerbation

Institut für Pneumologie Hagen Ambrock eV

Status: Completed

Conditions: COPD

Treatments: Other: Motivation; Other: Ergometer Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry; Other

Identifiers

NCT01987544

Telebike2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

Home ergometer training combined with online monitoring and regular telephone support could prove to be a cost-effective method to improve physical performance and quality of life in COPD patients.

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate a significantly higher daily workout time in patients that are monitored during home ergometer training with telephone support compared to conventional home ergometer training. Consequently we expect an increased quality of life related to the illness and a decreasing BODE-Index. A post-interventional lower BODE-Index correlates with a reduced risk of hospitalisation and mortality.

Full description

Hypothesis: There will be an increased prevalence, morbidity and mortality of COPD during the next decades. On the other hand there is a clear correlation between life expectancy and physical activity in this disease. Telemedicine concepts promise new treatment strategies with favourable impact on the long-term process of COPD.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD

Exclusion criteria

• tumor diseases
• unstable coronary heart disease
• untreated cardiac valve disease
• incapable of giving consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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53 participants in 2 patient groups

Self-Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

3 months of ergometer training under self control at home without any interventional motivation.

Treatment:

Other: Ergometer Training

Motivation

Experimental group

Description:

3 months of ergometer training at home with telemonitoring and motivation phone calls once a week when training sessions drop below 20 minutes per day.

Treatment:

Other: Ergometer Training

Other: Motivation