COPD
Conditions
Brief summary
Researchers want to learn more about telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation programs that help people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improve physical activity and quality of life.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTelehealth Program
Telehealth program delivered remotely to study participants. Program developed by Cambium Technologies.
Sponsors
American Association for Respiratory Care
University of Kansas Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Hospital discharge diagnosis of COPD * Spirometry-confirmed evidence of COPD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages I to IV * Access to internet connection and knowledge on use of web-based programs
Exclusion criteria
* Persons with additional significant comorbidities including cancer, cardiac disease and physical impairments * Non-English speaking persons * The inability to provide an informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measure of physical activity | Change from Baseline to Week 12 | Changes will be measured using the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS). The tool is composed of two sections - (a) amount of physical activity/exercise performed during a typical week in the past month and (b) activities performed in the past month. The final index score is the sum of five individual indices (vigorous, leisurely walking, moving, standing and sitting). Scores on the scale range from 0 to 137. The higher the score the more active a person. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life | Change from Baseline to Week 12 | The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) will be used to measure the health status of the subjects. The test has eight questions. Each question has a range from 0-5. The total score for the test ranges from 0 to 40. The higher the score the more severe a person's COPD. |
| Adherence to physical activity requirements | Week 12 | Patients receive an individualized exercise plan (minutes and days per week). Adherence to physical activity is assessed by the proportion of weeks subjects achieve their planned physical activity time. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed