Effects of Occupational Therapy in COPD

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Other: Occupational therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01994915

FCSDP1010 (Other Identifier)

DF0045UG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a chronic condition involving an impairment in functionality and in the execution of activities of daily life. The hypothesis of this study is that an occupational therapy intervention added to a physiotherapy program and a medical treatment increase the functionality and the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Full description

The evolution of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be aggravated in some periods by an increase of the symptoms (above all, the cough, the dyspnea and the quantity of sputum purulence). This is known as exacerbation, and it is the most frequent reason for hospital stay, urgences services and death in this condition. A physiotherapy program and an occupational therapy intervention are carrying out in patients attending to the Hospital because of an exacerbation.. Participants will be assessed at baseline and again at the end of the study.

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with exacerbation.
• No contraindication of physiotherapy.
• Signed written consent.
• Medical approval for inclusion

Exclusion criteria

• Heart disease.
• Neurological patients.
• Contraindications of physiotherapy.
• Nursing home residents.
• Cognitive impairments.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Occupational therapy group

Experimental group

Description:

35 patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease attending to the Hospital because of an exacerbation are going to be included in this group.

Treatment:

Other: Occupational therapy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

35 patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are going to be included in this group. They are not going to receive other than standard care (medical and physical therapy intervention).