Maintenance exercise following pulmonary rehabilitation: Is it necessary?

Does a maintenance exercise program following an eight week pulmonary rehabilitation program maintain functional exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with COPD

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000678695

Enrollment

Registered

2005-10-21

Start date

2003-08-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Randomised controlled trial: 2 groups. Intervention group- weekly supervised exercise training plus home program Control group - unsupervised home program Reasses 3, 6, 12 months

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

Diagnosed COPD ((FEV1/FVC < 70%)Completed an 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Exclusion criteria

Unstable angina, severe musculskeletal pain, unstable mental illness.

Outcome results