Mind-Body Exercise for COPD: A Pilot Study

Beth Israel Lahey Health

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: COPD

Treatments: Behavioral: Tai Chi exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01007903

2007P000065

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of feasibility and preliminary effects of a 12 week tai chi intervention vs. usual care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sex: All

Ages: 45+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• physician diagnosis of COPD
• FEV1<65% of predicted and FEV1/FVC<0.70
• ≥45 years old

Exclusion criteria

• COPD exacerbation requiring ER visit or hospitalization within past month
• planned major pulmonary intervention in coming 3 months
• severe peripheral vascular disease/claudication or other physical condition precluding walk test
• inability to perform bicycle ergometry
• severe cognitive dysfunction (MMSE ≤ 24)
• inability to speak English
• current participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation or regular practice of tai chi

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Tai Chi

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Tai Chi exercise