COPD
Conditions
Keywords
COPD, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Physical Activity, Counseiling Session, Exercise
Brief summary
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study the effect of an individual counseling session on the level of physical activity and motivation to practice physical exercise in individuals with COPD. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: • Does a counseling session improve the level of physical activity and motivation to practice physical exercise in individuals with COPD? Participants will perform a respiratory rehabilitation program (Control Group, CG) and a respiratory rehabilitation program and the counseling session (Experimental Group, EG). Researchers will compare EG to CG to see if there is any difference in physical activity level and motivation to exercise between groups.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysical Activity Counseling session
The counseling session on physical activity was carried out individually, six weeks after starting the respiratory rehabilitation program, with an average duration of 30 minutes, based on the guidelines of the Living Well with COPD program. The main objective of the session was: to help the participant and family members to increase physical activity levels and their integration in the long term and as secondary objectives; reinforce the importance and benefits of physical activity in the management of the health condition/symptoms; plan daily/weekly moments of physical activity; define daily goals (physical activity time/sitting time) attainable for each participant; integrate family members/companions into the user's physical activity plan; clarify doubts of the user/relative about the theme.
OTHERPulmonary Reabilitation
The program comprises a hospital group exercise program, twice a week, on alternate days, for 1h30 to 2h, each session.
Sponsors
Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Portuguese nationality; * Medical diagnosis of COPD according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD 2022); * Aged over 40 years.
Exclusion criteria
* underwent recent orthopedic surgeries (\<3 months); * Pregnant; * Terminal illness diagnosis (life expectancy of less than 6 months); * High cardiovascular risk classification for the practice of physical activity according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM 2018).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Average Daily Steps | 7 days | quantitative variable met through the daily average of the steps, using accelerometer data. |
| Light Physical Activity | 7 days | quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes. |
| Moderate Physical Activity | 7 days | quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes. |
| Vigorous Physical Activity | 7 days | quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes. |
| Sedentary Activity | 7 days | quantitative variable evaluated with the accelerometer, measured in minutes. |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed