Respiratory: Pulmonary rehabilitation Respiratory Care involving use of rehabilitation procedures
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects will be recruited from referrals to pulmonary rehabilitation at Newham University Hospital.
One group will receive Qigong, and the other group will receive pulmonary rehabilitation programme.
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. In line with the current pulmonary rehabilitation programme. This is to ensure that appropriate referrals are made to pulmonary rehabilitation and patients are fit to participate in an exercise programme (British Thoracic Society guidelines for Pulmonary rehabilitation). 2. Subject must fit the referral criteria: chronic but stable lung disorder (lung function est. in past 3 months), optimal medical management, exercise tolerance limited by breathlessness, motivated to exercise, approval to exercise from medical practitioner.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac disease 2. Exercise tolerance limited by factors other than breathlessness e.g. arthritis, stroke 3. Patient unable to participate in group activities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using the following questionnaires: hospital anxiety and depression scale, modified Borg score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed