None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This project will examine three approaches to the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It will evaluate whether any of the approaches are superior in terms of better outcomes and also which one is most economical relative to its benefits. The three approaches are a self-management approach, a structured respiratory rehabilitation program and standard general medical practice management.
Interventions
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: 8 weeks of upper and lower limb strengthening plus cardiovascular exercise under direct physiotherapist supervision for 2 x 1hour sessions per week, plus one 2 hour education session per week.
Chronic Disease Self Management (CDSM): Stanford CDSM: 17 hours of instruction once weekly over 7 weeks incorporating skills mastery, reinterpretation of symptoms, modeling, and social persuasion to enhance a sense of person efficacy.
Sponsors
The University of Queensland
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Exclusion criteria
1. Unstable cardiac disease 2. Recent (<3 months) neurological injury (eg. stroke) 3. Musculoskeletal conditions that prevent participation in exercise sessions 4. Limited written and verbal English language skills 5. Unstable psychiatric comorbidity precluding participation in group intervention sessions
Outcome results
None listed