Status:

UNKNOWN

Pulmonary Rehabilitation During Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Mixed-methods Approach

Lead Sponsor:

Aveiro University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Conditions:

Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to i) assess the short-, mid- and long-term effectiveness of a patient-centred community-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme during during acute exacerbations of chronic obst...

Detailed Description

Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) negatively impact on patients' health status and disease progression, and increase patients' susceptibility to exacerbations, hospitalizations and death. Therefore...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • clinical diagnosis of AECOPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria (i.e., an episode of acute worsening of respiratory symptoms that result in additional therapy);
  • included within 24-48h of the diagnostic;
  • able to provide their own informed consent.

Exclusion

  • need for hospitalization;
  • other coexisting chronic respiratory diseases;
  • unstable cardiovascular disease;
  • presence of musculoskeletal or neuromuscular conditions that preclude the performance of any of the assessments or the participation in the treatment sessions;
  • signs of cognitive impairment;
  • current neoplasia or immunological disease;
  • any therapeutic intervention in addition to standard of care.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03751670

Start Date

September 1 2018

End Date

January 31 2024

Last Update

March 8 2023

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University of Aveiro

Aveiro, Portugal, 3810-193