Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
COPD, Music, Exercise
Brief summary
This study is aimed at determining whether listening to music during exercise will improve health-related outcomes for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Half of the participants will listen to music while they exercise and half will not listen to music. The study will follow participants during their pulmonary rehabilitation program and for 6 months following completion of the program.
Detailed description
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are encouraged to undertake exercise training as part of their treatment. However, they often find themselves limited by breathlessness and tiredness in their legs. These barriers limit how much a person may benefit from an exercise program and how well they may keep up with a recommended schedule of exercise at home. One way of reducing feelings of breathlessness and leg tiredness is by listening to music during exercise. The impact of adding music to exercise versus exercise alone has not been explored in the setting of pulmonary rehabilitation. This study is aimed at determining the effect of listening to music during exercise sessions on exercise capacity, symptom severity, quality of life and motivation to exercise. People with COPD will be randomly allocated to exercise plus music or exercise alone. A music therapist will aid with music selection for the exercise plus music group and the music will be loaded onto a portable device that participants will listen to with earbuds. All participants will complete assessments before starting a pulmonary rehabilitation program, at the end of the 8-10 week program and 6 months following completion of the program. They will complete walking tests, report symptom severity and complete a series of questionnaires asking about their quality of life, symptoms and keenness to exercise.
Interventions
OTHERMusic
OTHERExercise
Sponsors
West Park Healthcare Centre
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Medical diagnosis of COPD (physician diagnosis and spirometry with FEV1/FVC ratio \<70) and smoking history of greater than 10 pack years * Stable clinical state, with no acute exacerbations over the last 6 weeks * Referred to pulmonary rehabilitation program
Exclusion criteria
* Predominant diagnosis other than COPD (asthma, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease) * Co-morbidities (orthopaedic, neurological, cardiac) which might prevent safe exercise training * Substantial hearing difficulties (inability to hear music adequately) * Regularly uses music when exercising
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in end 6-minute walk test dyspnea and fatigue levels | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 month follow-up | End test dyspnea and fatigue levels from best 6MWT |
| Multidimensional dyspnea profile | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 months follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in multidimensional fatigue inventory score | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 month follow-up |
| Change in chronic respiratory disease questionnaire scores | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 month follow-up |
| Change in StepWatch physical acitvity monitor results | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 month follow-up |
| Change in physical activity enjoyment scale score | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 month follow-up |
| Change in hospital anxiety and depression scale score | Change from baseline to end of 8-week PR program or 6 month follow-up |
Countries
Australia, Canada
Outcome results
None listed