Balance Training Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Balance in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

This study aims to see if a co-designed balance training programme called Sport4Steadiness (S4S), is acceptable to people with COPD and if the study procedures, including recruitment and the collection of outcomes, is feasible.

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Key information

Conditions

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Balance Exercise Balance Training COPD Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Falls, Intervention Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Rehabilitation Respiratory Tract Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adults with spirometry confirmed diagnosis of COPD as per GOLD guidelines (FEV1/FVC ratio below 0.7) or physician confirmed COPD diagnosis
Answers yes to one or more of the Three Key Questions* or Timed up and Go Test result > 11 seconds
An ability and capacity to provide consent to the trial

Q1. Have you fallen in the past year? Q2. Do you feel unsteady when standing or walking? Q3. Do you have worries about falling?

Exclusion criteria

Any neurological, musculoskeletal, chronic pain or other diagnoses that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the ability of the participant to safely complete PR and balance training
Unable to comprehend instruction given verbally in English language
Where there is concern that the primary cause of balance issues could be due to problems with visual function, vestibular disturbance or peripheral neuropathy
Diagnosis of, or patient-reported symptoms of, vasovagal syncope

Treatment and study plan

Sport4Steadiness

Other

Sport4Steadiness (S4S), is a group, exercise based, balance training programme. It was designed by researchers interested in balance in people with COPD and patients and members of the public who have, or care for someone with, COPD or other lung conditions. It adapts parts of different sports, games and activities to train balance and have fun. S4S sessions take place twice a week for 6 weeks, 12 sessions in total. Each session lasts for 2 hours with 1 hour of activity and 1 hour of socialisation

Primary outcomes

Feasibility of study procedures and the delivery of S4S.

Time frame: Outcomes are assessed at the end of recruitment, post-randomisation, and approximately 12 weeks after baseline assessment

The primary feasibility outcomes include participant recruitment rates per site, participants' willingness to be randomised, participant attrition rates, and participant adherence rates.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Alexandra Carne-Watson, Dr

CONTACT

[email protected]

+7500784473

Samantha Harrison, Professor

CONTACT

[email protected]

+1642738512

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Samantha Harrison

Other

Collaborators

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Registry information

Official study title

A Pilot Feasibility, Multi-centre, Randomised Controlled Trial of Balance Training Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Balance in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Acronym: B-PuRe

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Aug 6, 2026
Registry last updated: Aug 6, 2026

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