Clinical trial NCT04658979: Pulmonary TELE-REHABilitation Program : Feasibility and Safety Study
Official title: Evaluation of the Feasibility and Safety of a Pulmonary Tele-rehabilitation Program in the Times of COVID-19
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Chronic Pulmonary Disease
Keywords: Pulmonary Telerehabilitation
Safety
Feasibility
Interstitial lung disease
Chronic obstructive lung disease
Lead sponsor: Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Fondation IUCPQ
First posted: 2020-12-09
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Chronic pulmonary disease like interstitial lung disease (ILD) and chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) are a significant health problem in Canada and around the world. In addition to the respiratory impairment resulting to a progressive dyspnea, these diseases are also characterized by a decrease in exercise tolerance and muscle dysfunction which affect the patient's quality of life. Respiratory rehabilitation is the cornerstone of the management of chronic disease and it includes a set of personalized care mainly delivered in person by a transdisciplinary team and with the objectives of reducing the symptoms felt by the participants and improving their physical and psychosocial condition.

The current containment due to the COVID-19 pandemic increase the sedentary behavior of patients and prevents the holding of any respiratory rehabilitation activity. In this context, tele-rehabilitation appears to be a particularly well-suited solution because it would make it possible to offer a respiratory rehabilitation in a safe and effective manner while minimizing contact with the participants. Although some studies support the feasibility of this intervention, more data is needed to validate its routine clinical application.

The main objective of this study is to verify the safety and the feasibility of delivering pulmonary rehabilitation treatments entirely at home via a telerehabilitation patform developed at the Institut universitraire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ), and document its effectiveness in people with chronic respiratory disease. The secondary objectives will be: 1) to explore the effects of a telerehabilitation programm on exercise tolerance, muscle function, functional capacity and quality of life, and 2) to assess the satisfaction of participants and health care providers with telerehabilitation.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The patient already participate to the telerehabilitation program in the PPMC at IUCPQ

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasability - Patients´ satisfaction with the program between baseline and the up to 12 weeks follow-up
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Feasability - Health care professionals' receptivity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Feasibility - Patients' satisfaction with the health care received
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Quality of life by questionnaire
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Dyspnea level
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Exercise capacity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Exercise capacity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Functionnal capacity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Functionnal capacity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Functionnal capacity
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Anxiety
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Depression
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Québec
country: Canada
facility: Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec
state: Quebec
Study officials:
affiliation: Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec -ULaval
name: Didier Saey, Ph.D
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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