Physical Activity Augmentation Using Pedometers During Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Bronchitis, Chronic

Treatments: Device: Yamax Digi-Walker CW-700

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01719822

2012LF002H

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with chronic lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), who perform regular physical activity, have improved health and wellbeing compared with those who do little exercise. The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the use of a simple pedometer (step counter) to set targets for daily physical activity can encourage COPD patients referred for an 8-week pulmonary exercise based programme (PR) to be more active. The investigators also want to know whether the use of pedometers during PR can improve adherence, self-management and outcome in COPD.

Enrollment: 155 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients with COPD

Exclusion criteria

• Any patient in whom mobility and lower limb function have been significantly affected by a neuromuscular disease, severe peripheral vascular disease or amputation
• Any patient whom the chief investigator feels it is unsafe to exercise (eg. unstable cardiac disease)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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155 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme with 2 supervised sessions per week and a written home exercise plan/diary.

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Standard 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme with 2 supervised sessions per week. In addition they will receive a pedometer with a daily step count target set by a physiotherapist and a written home exercise plan/diary.

Treatment:

Device: Yamax Digi-Walker CW-700