Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups of 16 patients will be formed. The control group wears a pedometer
during four weeks, 4 days of the week (Yamax DigiWalker 200).
The intervention group uses the same pedometer as the contr
Sponsors
Medisch Spectrum Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -A clinical diagnosis of stable COPD defined by GOLD criteria -GOLD classification II-III -Able to read, write and understand Dutch language -Internet access at home
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Exacerbation in four weeks prior to measurement -Inability to control application -Comorbidity which restricts movement activities -Pathological changes which may affect activities of daily living (eg, stroke, osteoarthritis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis) -Asthma -Other present and active lung disease -Use of oxygen -Less than six weeks ago started to workout with the physiotherapist.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Following the main objective the following primary research question is: Does activity increase in COPD patients, receiving feedback from the prototype COPD dot COM system, measured in number of steps per day, compared with a group of COPD patients without feedback? | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary questions are: -Is the distribution of activities throughout the day more evenly distributed in patients using the COPD dot COM application with feedback compared with a group of patients who have received no feedback? -What is the correlation between the two different measurements (pedometer and MTX-W motion sensor)? | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed