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Physical Activity Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PAC)

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified July 2009 by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium
Information provided by:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00948623
First received: July 28, 2009
Last updated: July 29, 2009
Last verified: July 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

This randomized controlled trial will assess the effect of adding intensive physical activity counseling to an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program. Counseling including real-time feedback on daily activities from an activity monitor will be offered to improve participation in physical activities in daily life during and after an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program.


Condition Intervention
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
 Behavioral: physical activity counseling program
Behavioral: sham counseling program

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Physical Activity Counseling During Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Does it Improve Daily Physical Activity Levels

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Walking time in daily life and the amount of time spent in moderate intense activities [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 70
Study Start Date: April 2009
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2011
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 Behavioral: physical activity counseling program
Sham Comparator: 2 Behavioral: sham counseling program

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Spirometry-proven COPD
  • Referred for 6-month outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Orthopedic problems impairing daily activities
  • Progressive neurological or neuromuscular disorders
  • Psychiatric or cognitive disorders
  • Patients on the waiting list for lung transplantation
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00948623

Contacts
Contact: Thierry Troosters, PT, PhD +3216347107 chris.burtin@med.kuleuven.be

Locations
Belgium
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University Hospitals KULeuven Recruiting
Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000
Contact: Thierry Troosters, PT, PhD     +3216347107     thierry.troosters@med.kuleuven.be    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Prof. Dr. T. Troosters, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00948623     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: s06081980
Study First Received: July 28, 2009
Last Updated: July 29, 2009
Health Authority: Belgium: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven:
COPD
physical activity
pulmonary rehabilitation
counseling

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Diseases
Respiration Disorders
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Respiratory Tract Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013