Online coaching to help people with COPD move more during lung rehabilitation
Tests an eHealth activity coaching program for adults with COPD during and after rehabilitation.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effectiveness of a Physical ACtivity Coaching Intervention Using E-Health for COPD Patients in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Key facts
- Where
- Leiria, PortugalSee the site
Where in Portugal
- Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic of LeiriaLeiria, PortugalTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
- Trial code
- NCT06732869
- Record updated
- 13 December 2024
- Original description
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a physical activity coaching intervention - delivered through an eHealth platform both during and after pulmonary rehabilitation - to enhance physical activity levels and health-related outcomes in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). All participants will attend the pulmonary rehabilitation program for 2 months; the experimental group will receive a physical activity coaching intervention at the end of the 1st month of the rehabilitation program, which will continue for 6 months following the completion of the program. Assessments will be conducted at the beginning, midway, and at the end of the coaching program, as well as 3 months and 6 months after its conclusion.Read full original descriptionShow less
PACE - Physical Activity in COPD Using E-Health: Effectiveness of a Personalised eHealth Platform Integrated Into Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Increase Physical Activity in Patients With COPD - a Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a physical activity coaching intervention - delivered through an eHealth platform both during and after pulmonary rehabilitation - to enhance physical activity levels and health-related outcomes in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). All participants will attend the pulmonary rehabilitation program for 2 months; the experimental group will receive a physical activity coaching intervention at the end of the 1st month of the rehabilitation program, which will continue for 6 months following the completion of the program. Assessments will be conducted at the beginning, midway, and at the end of the coaching program, as well as 3 months and 6 months after its conclusion.
Inclusion: age > 40 years old; diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD criteria, clinically stable (i.e., with no exacerbations in the previous month); being enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program; having a smartphone with access to the internet; being able to understand and provide informed consent.
Exclusion: history of recent neoplasia (including last treatment) in the previous year; having any clinical condition that precludes participation in a PA intervention (e.g., severe musculoskeletal or neurological disorders and unstable cardiovascular disease); another primary respiratory disease; simultaneous participation in another behavioural modification program.