Music and Perceived Rate of Exertion

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain50 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of listening to ambient music on the perceived exertion rate during pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

COPD

Interventions

MusicBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * participate in the program for at least one month after the initial medical investigation, be free of exacerbations for 1 month and have maintained exactly the same program session for both evaluated sessions Exclusion Criteria: * participate to only session of one condition

Locations (1)

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

Brussels, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of exertion

Time frame: After 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes

Dyspnea

Using a visual analogue scale

Time frame: After 1 hour

Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale

The score of anxiety and depression will be measured

Time frame: After 1 hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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