Music App Helps People With COPD Keep Their Walking Pace

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with COPD confirmed by spirometry who are referred for pulmonary rehabilitation. It tests a music app that helps people keep to their walking pace.

Age

18 years or older

Sex

All

Disease stage

COPD confirmed by spirometry (based on GOLD criteria), referred for pulmonary rehabilitation at the UHL

Main reasons for not taking part

• Cannot give valid informed consent
• Any absolute or relative reason not to do exercise training
• A heart event in the last 6 weeks
• Severe psychiatric disorder
• History of positive MRSA screens (until 3 negative swabs in a row)

The registry criteria, word for word

What the trial wants to find out

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is an evidence-based intervention to effectively manage the physiological and psychological effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aims of PR are to improve symptoms of COPD, increase exercise capacity, increase independency, improve overall behaviour related to health (like exercising more), and enhance quality of life. The cornerstone of PR programmes is aerobic exercise prescription. Typically, walking exercise is used, and the prescription is individualised for each patient based on their maximal walking exercise capacity. However, adherence to walking exercise is challenging for service users, particularly when unsupervised at home. The use of music during exercise shows promise as a tool to decrease the perception of fatigue and increase motivation, but the integration of music via smartphone applications to support walking exercise adherence during PR has not been explored. This project aims to assess if a new mobile application BeatClearWalker (BCW) intervention is practical, acceptable, and effectively used by people living with COPD. The app is designed to help people living with COPD attending PR adhere to their prescribed walking pace during exercise. The BCW app provides real-time, personalised music feedback through music degradation to optimise the dose of walking exercise.

The group in the trial

• Music Walking Application BeatClearWalker (BCW)Treatment being tested

  As it is a single-arm feasibility study, all participants will be allocated to one arm, receiving routine personalised walking exercise while listening to music from the smartphone using the music walking application BeatClearWalker during their Pulmonary rehabilitation Programme.