Internet Walking Program and Pedometer in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System

Status: Completed

Conditions: COPD; Internet Access

Treatments: Behavioral: website and pedometer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01564043

VABHS2328

Details and patient eligibility

About

Higher levels of physical activity are associated with better functional status, fewer hospital admissions, and lower mortality. The investigators studied the feasibility and safety of a novel program that combines a pedometer with a website to increase walking. This is a pilot study.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD
• able to ambulate
• internet access

Exclusion criteria

• current pulmonary rehab

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 1 patient group

website and pedometer

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: website and pedometer