Clinical trial NCT03840941: The Effect of Frailty on Balance, Activities of Daily, and Exercise Capacity in COPD
Official title: The Effect Of Frailty Level On Balance, Cognition And Activities Of Daily Living In COPD
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: COPD
Frailty
Keywords: COPD
Frailty
Balance
Cognition
Activities of Daily Living
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-02-15
Enrollment: 48
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 55
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Individuals who are diagnosed with COPD at Hacettepe University and who are referred to the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Unit for physiotherapy also who are willing to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Brief summary: The investigators aim to demonstrate whether balance, cognition and activities of daily living have changed in COPD patients with and without frailty.

Detailed description: COPD is a common, preventable and treatable disease characterized by progressive respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. Frailty defines a clinical syndrome characterized by multiple system effects, leading to decreased functional reserve and increased sensitivity to dependence or mortality following minor stress events. Inflammation, lack of physical activity, reduced exercise efficiency and maximum oxygen uptake may contribute to the development of frailty in patients with COPD. Balance, cognition and activities of daily living are associated with COPD.

This study will evaluate the effect of frailty on balance, cognition and activities of daily living in patients with COPD.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* COPD patients who have been clinically stable for the last four weeks and who have not undergone drug change for the last four weeks
* Being 55 years of age or older
* Accepted to participate in the study (Able and wililing to complete the informed consent process)
* Co-operate
* Patients with COPD who are ambulant without support or an assistive device

Exclusion Criteria:

* Neurological, cardiac or orthopedic diseases
* Other chronic diseases that may affect balance and walking

Primary outcomes:
measure: Presence of The Frailty Will Be evaluated Using The Frailty Criteria by Fried
timeFrame: 1st Day
measure: Balance Assessment Using Functional Reach Test
timeFrame: 1st Day
measure: Cognition Using MoCA-Test
timeFrame: 1st Day
measure: Perform activities of daily living (ADL) will be evaluated using the Glittre ADL-test
timeFrame: 1st Day
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Exercise Capacity Using 6-Minute Walk Test
timeFrame: 1st Day
measure: Disease-Related Quality of Life Assessment
timeFrame: 1st Day
measure: Respiratory Muscle Strength Assessment
timeFrame: 1st Day
measure: Shortness of Breath Assessment
timeFrame: 1st Day
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
state: Sihhiye
Study officials:
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Deniz Inal-Ince, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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