NCT05435963Completed
Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Loneliness in COPD
Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Reducing Loneliness in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 May 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Loneliness is the feeling of sadness because one wants friends or company. This feeling is common in patients with chronic lung disease, who suffer from breathing difficulty, chronic cough, and reduced physical and mental health. These problems lead to a reduced ability for doing daily activities and cause a loss of social life. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) includes exercise and education. PR has been shown to improve health status in patients with chronic lung disease but its impact on loneliness levels has never been assessed. This study aims to assess the effect of PR on reducing loneliness in patients with chronic lung disease.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 45 (actual)
- First submitted
- 22 Jun 2022
- Start date
- 23 Jan 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2023
- Lead sponsor
- McMaster University
- Diseases
- COPD
- NCT number
- NCT05435963
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 45
- From 23 Jan 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Do not have sufficient language skills (non-English speaking or reduced cognition)
- Are unable to complete at least 60% of PR
- Fail to complete the primary outcome measure, the University of California, and Los Angeles Loneliness scale (UCLA-LS).
Who the study is looking for
- A spirometry (FEV1/FVC \< 0.70) or physician-confirmed diagnosis of COPD
- Aged 18 years or more
- Ability to complete at least 60% of the PR program that includes exercise, education, and behaviour change intervention
- Ability to provide written informed consent.
- Abbreviations:
- FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second FVC: forced vital capacity
Age in the registry: 18 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Park Healthcare Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Unknown status |
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