COPD, COPD Acute Exacerbation, COPD Received PR, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More)
Conditions
Keywords
Elderly patients with acute exacerbation of COPD
Brief summary
The study aimed to identify the effect of early pulmonary rehabilitation in elderly patients with Acute exacerbation (AE) of COPD (AECOPD) in exercise tolerance, dyspnea, sleep quality, fatigue, and time to discharge from hospital.
Detailed description
A prospective supervised RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) will be done include elderly COPD patients assigned randomly into two groups; Group A performed Physical therapy program, and Group B is control group completed two daily sessions from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital .The study duration will be 12 weeks
Interventions
OTHERphysical therapy program
Group A will performed a physical therapy program that completed two daily sessions till discharge from the hospital .Exercise training starts from randomisation until hospital discharge,and administered twice per day, seven times per week. The study will be start from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital.The study duration will be 12 weeks
Sponsors
Al-Azhar University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
The codes were determined by using serially numbered block size will be kept in sealed and opaque envelopes in a locked office
Intervention model description
A prospective supervised RCT (Randomized Controlled Trial) will be done include elderly COPD patients assigned randomly into two groups; Group A performed physical therapy program, and Group B is control group completed two daily sessions from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital.The study duration will be 12 weeks
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 78 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients with acute exacerbation of COPD in both gender * Patient older than 65 years * Patient with clear consciousness * Patients had been diagnosed with shortness of breath or dyspnea that was not caused by heart disease, pneumothorax, or pulmonary edema
Exclusion criteria
* Patient with systolic blood pressure lower than 90 mmHg * Patient with an unstable psychological status, hemoptysis, pneumothorax, pulmonary edema
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise tolerance | The study will be start from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital.The study duration will be 12 weeks | The 6 minute walk test(6MWT)in meter to asses exercise tolerance |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dyspnea | The study will be start from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital.The study duration will be 12 weeks | (The Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC )scale to assess Dyspnea) |
| Length of hospital stay(LOS) | The study will be start from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital.The study duration will be 12 weeks | (Number of days to assess length of stay in hospital (LOS) from admission to hospital to discharge from hospital) |
| Fatigue level | The study will be start from day 1 of hospital admission till discharge from the hospital.The study duration will be 12 weeks | Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)to assess fatigue) |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactMarwa Mohammed, Phd -university lecturer
Backup ContactMarwa Mohammed
Outcome results
None listed