The Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Bronchoscopic Volume Reduction Process Success

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emphysema; Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction; Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Other: Standart care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04347044

BLVR_PR

Details and patient eligibility

About

The data of patients undergoing bronchoscopic volume reduction procedure will be analyzed retrospectively. Patients will be divided into two groups as patients with and without Pulmonary Rehabilitation before the procedure, and changes in functional levels of patients will be compared.

Full description

The data of patients who underwent bronchoscopic volume reduction between January 2013 and March 2019 will be examined.

Patients will be divided into two groups as pulmonary rehabilitation applied (PR group) and not applied (Control group) before the procedure.

Changes in the parameters of initial and rehabilitation follow-up will be examined.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Between the ages of 18-75
• Patients with a diagnosis of emphysema and bronchoscopic procedures

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who develop complications related to the procedure after bronchoscopic procedure.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Group

Experimental group

Description:

Optimal medication and clinical follow-up plus Pulmonary rehabiltation

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Other: Standart care

Non-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Optimal medication and clinical follow-up

Treatment:

Other: Standart care