COPD
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of feasibility and preliminary effects of a 12 week tai chi intervention vs. usual care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTai Chi exercise
12-week tai chi exercise class
Sponsors
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* physician diagnosis of COPD * FEV1\<65% of predicted and FEV1/FVC\<0.70 * ≥45 years old
Exclusion criteria
* COPD exacerbation requiring ER visit or hospitalization within past month * planned major pulmonary intervention in coming 3 months * severe peripheral vascular disease/claudication or other physical condition precluding walk test * inability to perform bicycle ergometry * severe cognitive dysfunction (MMSE ≤ 24) * inability to speak English * current participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation or regular practice of tai chi
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Study feasibility | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life | — |
| Exercise capacity | — |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORGloria Yeh, MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Outcome results
None listed