Early inpatient-outpatient hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation following hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of COPD: a randomised controlled study

A randomised phase 3 study to evaluate the effects of early inpatient-outpatient hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation following hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of COPD on acute healthcare utilisation, functional capacity and health-related quality of life.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000372684

Enrollment

100

Registered

2005-09-13

Start date

2005-06-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Early inpatient-outpatient hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

i) COPD as defined by BTS criteria (21)ii) Exertional dyspnoea interfering with daily activityiii) Ability to complete HRQL questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

i) Co-morbidities (eg. limiting angina or significant musculoskeletal disability) precluding ability to perform pulmonary rehabilitation. ii) Major cognitive dysfunction. iii) Overwhelming comorbidities (eg. significant neoplastic disease) such that pulmonary rehabilitation deemed futile.

Outcome results