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Pulmonary Telerehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Jessica Bon Field, MD
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up measured at baseline and ten weeks
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Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program can help improve muscle strength and quality of life for veterans with COPD.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~measured at ten weeks (study completion)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and measured at ten weeks (study completion) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Endurance shuttle walk testing change
Health-related quality of life assessments change
Participant satisfaction survey
+1 more
Secondary outcome measures
Disease specific quality of life
Handgrip strength
Post-intervention survey
+2 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The intervention will consist of an eight-week, three sessions per week, home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program that will incorporate both lower extremity endurance exercise and upper and lower extremity resistance training. Subjects randomized to the study intervention will also participate in a one hour, twice-monthly support group via group video conferencing consisting of an educational topic (i.e. inhaler use, understanding COPD) and group discussion.
Group II: Usual Care GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the usual care arm will also be enrolled in our institution's telehealth program, will receive an automatic blood pressure monitor, portable pulse oximeter, and scale and will be in regular contact with a telehealth provider. A study team member will meet with participants randomized to the usual care arm to discuss the importance of exercise and will encourage exercise (strength training, light aerobic activity such as walking or cycling) a minimum of 20-40 minutes three times per week at discharge.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Pulmonary Telerehabilitation
2020
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,608 Previous Clinical Trials
3,306,527 Total Patients Enrolled
Jessica Bon Field, MDPrincipal InvestigatorVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The Impact of a Home-based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Program in Acute Exacerbations of COPD
2020. "The Impact of a Home-based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Program in Acute Exacerbations of COPD". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03997513.
~1 spots leftby Apr 2025
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