Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 40-80 years old, male or female, with or without smoking history, from the community, outpatient or hospitalized settings; 2. Patients with an mMRC scale score of 1 or higher; 3. Patients who were able to communicate effectively in either language or text and had the capability to complete any necessary ancillary examinations; 4. Patients who had obtained informed consent and received approval from the Ethics Committee; 5. Patients or their family members who had access to smartphones and were capable of interacting effectively with doctors through WeChat; 6. Patients who had not experienced an acute exacerbation of the disease within the previous month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unstable angina or arrhythmia, as well as unstable fractures; 2. Clinical diagnosis of lung cancer, bronchiectasis, pneumoconiosis, or other chronic respiratory diseases; 3. Hematological diseases or malignant tumors that could hinder the completion of the research; 4. Infectious diseases that pose a risk to others and have no isolation measures in place; 5. Severe cognitive impairment; 6. Unwillingness of either the patient or their family members to participate in the study; 7. Current participation in or previous participation in any form of pulmonary rehabilitation within the past 6 months; 8. Lack of access to a smartphone.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 6 minutes walking distance varies, 6MWT; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 minute sitting and standing test, 1-min STST;Lung function;Respiratory muscle strength;Quality of Life (CAT);Shortness of breath symptoms (mMRC);Mental state (HAD);Acute exacerbation;Readmission rate;Diaphragm ultrasound;Subcutaneous chest fat, intermuscular fat, chest wall muscle volume, and quality;Exercise prescription completion rate and incidence of adverse events; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University