Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Not Yet Recruiting

NCT Number: NCT04820257

Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD Patients

Objectives The objective of this project is to motivate patients with COPD to incorporate the habit of doing daily mindful physical activity by using the proposed home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program that integrates video guided exercises, activity monitoring daily steps and health coaching. This program will allow patients to complete Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) at home and promote behavior change and lead to a more active lifestyle for patients with COPD who have been prescribed PR.

The program will be able to effectively monitor daily step count. A health coach will receive more this detailed data and will guide weekly health coaching sessions designed to increase awareness of the physical activities completed and ignite inner motivation for healthy behaviors.

The proposed PR program is innovative and responds to an unmet need in chronic care for COPD patients in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and it mitigates the common accessibility barriers.

Not Yet Recruiting

Trial opening soon.

Get Notified

Key information

Conditions

COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

40 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

About this study

Specific aims will guide the proposed project:

  • Aim 1: To determine the feasibility of the proposed home-based PR program. We will additionally address adherence and appropriateness of the program.
  • Aim 2: To determine improvements in quality of life and mental health of the proposed home-based PR determined.
  • Aim 3: To evaluate if the average number of daily step counts increase after the home-based PR program

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Men and women age 40 years and older
  • FEV1 <80% or less (forced expiratory volume in one second) as documented by pulmonary function.
  • Medical diagnosis of COPD, GOLD classification B,D, and C based on symptoms and history of exacerbations.
  • The patients must be able to access a smart-phone or computer tablet with internet service.

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to perform low intensity exercise.
  • Patients with a high likelihood of being lost to follow-up or contact (patients with active chemical dependency), are planning to move, are not living in the healthcare area.
  • Patients with an inability to provide good data or follow commands (patients who are disoriented, have a severe neurologic or psychiatric condition).

Treatment and study plan

Home Based Exercise

Behavioral

Exercise at home and behavioural change to increase daily exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. Disease specific quality of life

    Time frame: 8-12 weeks

    Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ)

  2. Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea scale (mMRC),

    Time frame: 8-12 weeks

    Dyspnea

  3. COPD assessment Test (CAT)

    Time frame: 8-12 weeks

    assess symptoms of breathing

Secondary outcomes

  1. GAD to asses anxiety and depression symptoms

    Time frame: 8-12 weeks

    assessing anxiety and depression symptoms

  2. Online breathing and mindful movement exercises/ exercise routine

    Time frame: 8-12 weeks

    Total time performing the breathing exercises

  3. Activity monitoring

    Time frame: 8-12 weeks

    number of steps

Study contacts

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

Marian Papp, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

+46706946553

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Mar 29, 2021
Registry last updated
Jun 26, 2026

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.