Rehabilitation in Subjects With Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Bispebjerg Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: conventional care; Behavioral: Pulmonary rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01320930

TORKOL1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a single-center randomized, unblinded, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation in subjects with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. A diagnosis of moderate COPD.
2. Motivation for Pulmonary rehabilitation.

Exclusion criteria

1. Comorbidity contraindicating rehabilitation.
2. Participation in pulmonary rehabilitation within the last year.
3. Cognitive disorders limiting the ability to participate in physical training and education sessions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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61 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

A standardized 7 week rehabilitation program, including physical training and education.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pulmonary rehabilitation

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Conventional care

Treatment:

Behavioral: conventional care