Regular physical activity has been found to be important in maintaining health and well-being in people with COPD. The purpose of this study is to test new technology and health coaching aimed to help people with COPD become more physically active in their daily lives.
This study consists of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation system. The system consists of a tablet computer, pulse oximeter, activity monitor and weekly telephone health coach calls. The rehabilitation period lasts 8 weeks. This is a randomized trial with two groups. Group A will complete the study activities during the first 8 weeks of the study followed by a period of observation. Group B will complete 8 weeks of observation followed by 8 weeks of rehabilitation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
154
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Quality of Life: Chronic Respiratory Questionaire
To determine the effect of the proposed system on disease specific quality of life. The instrument has 2 summary scores, physical and emotional
Time frame: 8 weeks from the start of the intervention
Daily Physical Activity measured by Actigraph
To determine the effectiveness of the proposed system, on daily physical activity measured by triaxial accelerometers
Time frame: 8 weeks from the start of the intervention
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