The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Interstitial Lung Disease (PR-ILD)

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Interstitial Lung Disease

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01055730

PR-ILD

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if pulmonary rehabilitation has any effect on breathlessness, quality of life, physical function and depression in persons with interstitial lung disease.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults (> 18 years old) with a diagnosis of ILD who are referred to a participating PR program

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent
• Inability to read and write English
• Any other medical condition that significantly limits the subject's ability to perform the functional measures
• Emphysema / Chronic bronchitis (FEV1 / FVC ratio < 60%)
• Previous pulmonary rehabilitation

Trial design

54 participants in 1 patient group

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation