Balance Training for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

N/ACompletedNCT02080442

Samantha Harrison19 enrolled

Overview

The study will involve direct knowledge translation of a laboratory-based study of balance training for patients with COPD, first to the investigators PR program and then, after disseminating the results, this approach could be used to impact on clinical practice in any PR program.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Balance trainingOTHER

Training will consist of 30 minute sessions 2-3 times/week for a total of 18-24 sessions, in keeping with best practice guidelines for older adults.12 Sessions will be supervised by physical therapists, using a circuit training approach with different stations designed to target specific areas of impairment. Participants will work through stations in a group setting; however, will receive individualized exercise prescription regarding level of difficulty and exercise progression.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of COPD * Self-report of decline in balance or fall in the last 5 years or a recent near fall * Smoking history greater than 10 pack years * Are able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * An inability to communicate because of language skills, hearing or cognitive impairment * Evidence of a neurological or musculoskeletal condition that severely limits mobility and postural control (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, advanced Parkinson's disease, amputation).

Locations (1)

West Park Healthcare Center

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

The BBS was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.

Time frame: at 6 weeks

Timed Up and Go (TUG):

The TUG was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.

Time frame: at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest)

The BESTest was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.

Time frame: at 6 weeks

Activity-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale

The ABC scale was assessed following completion of the balance training which took place thrice weekly for a period of 6 weeks.

Time frame: at 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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