Physical Activity Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PAC)

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: sham counseling program; Behavioral: physical activity counseling program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00948623

s06081980

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial will assess the effect of adding intensive physical activity counseling to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program. Counseling including real-time feedback on daily activities from an activity monitor will be offered to improve participation in physical activities in daily life during and after an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Spirometry-proven COPD
• Referred for 6-month outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program

Exclusion criteria

• Orthopedic problems impairing daily activities
• Progressive neurological or neuromuscular disorders
• Psychiatric or cognitive disorders
• Patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: physical activity counseling program

2

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: sham counseling program