Optimizing the Effect of COPD Rehabilitation

Condition(s) targeted: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Intervention: follow-up rehabilitation of participants with COPD (Behavioral)

Phase: N/A

Status: Not yet recruiting

Sponsored by: Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Susanne Vest, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Glostrup University Hospital,Copenhagen

Overall contact:
Susanne Vest, MD, Email: susanne.vest@dadlnet.dk

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) may benefit from an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme. However, the effect of the programme tends to attenuate with time. Patients who complete the programme are randomized to continued rehabilitation follow-up and control follow-up.

Official title: Rehabilitation of COPD Patients: Can the Effect be Prolonged by Follow-up and Continued Rehabilitation

Study design: Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Primary outcome:

Disease specific Quality of Life

Work Capacity

Secondary outcome: Number of days admitted to hospital

Detailed description: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) may benefit from an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme according to guidelines of the Danish Society of Pulmonary Medicine. However, the effect of programme tends to attenuate with time. Patients who complete the programme are randomized to continued rehabilitation follow-up and control follow-up.

Minimum age: N/A. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- FEV1 < 60% of expected

Exclusion Criteria:

- Other severe chronic conditions

Susanne Vest, MD, Email: susanne.vest@dadlnet.dk

Department of Internal Medicine M, Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen 2600, Denmark

Starting date: January 2007
Ending date: June 2008
Last updated: January 4, 2007