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The effectiveness of home-based balance training combined with a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled trial

The effectiveness of home-based balance training combined with a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20190103003
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-01-03
Start date
2019-01-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

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Interventions

The PR program will consist of four main components including breathing exercise and stretching exercise&#44
strengthening exercise&#44
endurance exercise&#44
and self&#45
management education and psychological and social support,The intervention program in this group will consist of the home&#45
based PR program combined with balance exercise training. The balance training exercise consists of 10 balance exercises (described as below) which are modified from a previous study. It will take app
breathlessness while exercising and back to exercise again within 20 minutes. The exercise will be progressed by decreasing support and increasing repetition and holding time when the participants hav
Active Comparator Other,Experimental Other
The home&#45
based PR program,The home&#45
based balance training combined with a PR program

Sponsors

์์National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
Lead Sponsor
Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences (AMS)&#44
Collaborator
Chiang Mai University (CMU)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 0 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Having a diagnosis of COPD according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage II or III [i.e. ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second and force vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) 11.2 seconds)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Using mechanical ventilator. -Neurological conditions e.g. stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and peripheral neuropathy, dementia. -Musculoskeletal conditions which affect postural control e.g. severe arthritis, severe osteoporosis, spinal surgery. -Symptomatic cardiovascular diseases. -Uncorrected visual problems e.g. cataract

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Timed Up and Go test (TUG) before and after 8 weeks of intervention program second,Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) before and after 8 weeks of intervention program points—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Six Minutes Walk Test (6MWT) before and after 8 weeks of intervention program meter,Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) before and after 8 weeks of intervention program percentage,COPD assessment test-Thai version (CAT-TH) before and after 8 weeks of intervention program point,Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC) before and after 8 weeks of intervention program scale,The BODE index before and after 8 weeks of intervention program point—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactBusaba Chuatrakoon

Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University

busaba.c@cmu.ac.th+66817961101

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026