NCT07185659Recruiting
The Effect of Walking Exercise in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The Effect of Walking Exercise on Anxiety, Depression, Dyspnea, Life and Sleep Quality in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
"Patients were divided into two groups: the experimental group (E group) and the control group (C group). The E group received standard care, walking exercise, and elastic band exercise, and wore a smart bracelet to record walking steps and sleep for three months. During the first month, participants performed walking exercise for 100 minutes per week and used a red elastic band for resistance training. In the second month, walking exercise increased to 150 minutes per week with a green elastic band. In the third month, walking exercise increased to 150-300 minutes per week with a blue elastic band. The C group wore the smart bracelet to record walking steps and sleep for three months. Each group included 34 participants. The study was conducted from September 9, 2021, to December 31, 2025. Exclusion criteria included panic disorder, cognitive impairment, current cancer treatment, angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within the past 3 months, participation in high-intensity rehabilitation exercise, and walking dysfunction. Participants were required to follow the study protocol. * Assessments\*\*: * Anxiety and Depression\*\*:Measured using the Chinese version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). * Dyspnea\*\*:Measured using the Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale. * Life and Sleep quality\*\*:Measured using the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and Chinese Version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (CPSQI).
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 68 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 19 Feb 2023
- Start date
- Sept 2021
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
- Diseases
- COPD
- NCT number
- NCT07185659
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 68
- From Sept 2021 to the primary completion date, Dec 2025
- 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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Prior treatment
- Currently receiving cancer treatment.
Other illness
- Panic disorder.
- Angina pectoris or myocardial infarction within the past 3 months.
Other
- Presence of delirium with inability to cooperate.
- Currently undergoing high-intensity rehabilitation exercises.
Who the study is looking for
- Inpatients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria.
- Age ≥ 40 years.
- Post-bronchodilator FEV₁/FVC ratio \< 70%.
- History of smoking.
- Ability to perform walking exercises.
- Willingness of the patient or a family member to provide written informed consent.
Criteria the registry did not label
- Participants were recruited according to the following criteria.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New Taipei City | Taiwan | Recruiting |
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