Clinical trial NCT02404831: An Evaluation of Web Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Official title: An Evaluation of Web Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation- Pilot Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE1
PHASE2
Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Keywords: Physiotherapy
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Exercise
Telerehab
Lead sponsor: University of Glasgow
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: NHS Research and Development
First posted: 2015-04-01
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this pilot study is to compare a six week web-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme with traditional hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation classes for people affected by COPD.

Detailed description: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a term used to describe a number of lung conditions characterised by irreversible damage to the airways causing airflow obstruction. Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is a broad programme that helps improve the health and well-being of people with breathing difficulties, most commonly COPD. Participation in PR leads to improvements in exercise tolerance and functional ability, as well as a reducing breathlessness in everyday activities. It is traditionally an outpatient programme based in a hospital or community setting run by a multidisciplinary team, and usually lead by physiotherapy and nursing staff. Typically it includes a physical exercise programme, and advice and education on managing a chronic lung condition. The purpose of this pilot study is to compare a six week web-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme with traditional hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation classes for people affected by COPD.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* A diagnosis of COPD
* Suitable for participation in the NHS Lanarkshire PR programme
* Independently mobile
* Access to the internet in their own home

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unstable cardiac or other health problems which may prevent participation in study
* Under the age of 18
* Pregnant
* Unable to read/understand English
* Unwilling to be randomised into PR delivered via the hospital or internet

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in Shuttle Walk test at 6 weeks
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in Chronic Disease Questionnaire at 6 weeks
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at 6 weeks
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in Borg Breathlessness Scale at 6 weeks
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Website evaluation questionnaire
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Semi-structured telephone interviews
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Locations:
city: Airdrie
country: United Kingdom
facility: Monklands Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Glasgow
name: Lorna Paul, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Cox NS, Dal Corso S, Hansen H, McDonald CF, Hill CJ, Zanaboni P, Alison JA, O'Halloran P, Macdonald H, Holland AE. Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jan 29;1(1):CD013040. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013040.pub2.