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
Active Locations (1)
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University of Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal, 3810-193