Chronic Respiratory Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program that helps people with lung disease improve their function. It uses exercise, education, and self-management strategies to improve physical ability and quality of life. Because some people are unable to visit West Park Healthcare Centre, we established a remote supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program that patients can access via an electronic device (computer, tablet or smart phone). Regular quality assurance is necessary to ensure that the program is effective. We plan to collect and summarize the program's results. The benefit of doing so is that it allows us to make any changes or improvements that may help patients with chronic respiratory conditions.
Interventions
OTHERpulmonary rehabilitation
The intervention is PR delivered via a telemedicine. The intervention is PR delivered via a telemedicine. The program is delivered by the multidisciplinary via a remote application for two sessions per week for ten weeks. Remotely supervised exercise includes: 1) deep breathing reinforcing pursed lip and diaphragmatic breathing; 2) warm up breathing and stretching exercise; 3) a cardiorespiratory aerobic exercise battery; 4) resistance training, and; stretching cool down. There is also an educational component. The secondary (maintenance) program includes ongoing remotely supervised exercise and education once a week for six months (24 sessions). All patients successfully completing the initial PR are offered the maintenance program.
Sponsors
West Park Healthcare Centre
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* stable chronic respiratory disease * qualified candidates for pulmonary rehabilitation, * current non-smoker; * primary diagnosis chronic respiratory disease limited by dyspnea (mMRC≥2); * free of exacerbation at the time of admission, and * stable co-existing conditions
Exclusion criteria
* completed PR within the previous 12 months of the current admission and * being unable to communicate with the treating team.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| health-related quality of life Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire - dyspnea | 12 weeks | Disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaire. Developed to measure the impact of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on a person's life. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6-minute walk test distance | 12 weeks | An objective evaluation of functional exercise capacity; the subject is asked to walk as far as possible for 6 minutes. |
| 30-second Chair Stand Test | 12 weeks | A measurement to assess functional leg strength and endurance by involves recording the number of stands a person can complete in 30 seconds |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
CONTACTResearch Assistant
CONTACTOffice Supervisor
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRoger Goldstein, MD
West Park Healthcare Centre
Outcome results
None listed