The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine the impact of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program with health coaching on patient-reported respiratory-related quality of life and physical activity, as compared to usual care in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.
The fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (f-ILD) are a group of progressive and debilitating lung diseases sharing characteristics of lung scarring on imaging and restricted breathing on pulmonary function testing (PFT). Symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, and fatigue, eventually leading to deconditioning and poor quality of life. While medical therapies are available for slowing or stopping the loss of lung function, only pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has shown a positive impact on patient-reported shortness of breath and physical activity. Unfortunately, PR may not be widely available to all patients, and some patients may become too ill to participate in traditional center-based programs. A primary hypothesis is that modifying the content, delivery, and setting for PR in patients with f-ILD to improve access or ease of use and supporting behavior change through a health coach will have a measurable and sustained positive impact on patient well-being and quality of life as compared to no participation or non-use.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
460
Participants are expected to engage in the home-based PR routine five to six days a week for the entire 12-week study period. The PR routine begins with slow upper body and timed breathing exercises, followed by two slow balance walks for 6 minutes each. The total exercise time is 24 minutes a day followed by a 4-minute mindful breathing meditation/cool down. Exercises may be modified or repeated according to baseline activity level and as conditioning improves.
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
RECRUITINGMayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITINGKing's Brief Interstitial Lung Disease (K- BILD)
Respiratory-related quality of life questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention (3 months), and 3 months post-intervention
Physical activity as measured by change in mean number of steps per day
Mean number of steps as measured by Actigraph monitor over 5-7 days
Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention (3 months), and 3 months post-intervention
Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC)
dyspnea scale
Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention (3 months), and 3 months post-intervention
Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis (L-PF)-Symptoms and Impacts Questionnaire
Respiratory-related quality of life questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention (3 months), and 3 months post-intervention
FACIT Fatigue Scale
Fatigue assessment questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention (3 months), and 3 months post-intervention
Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)
Cough severity assessment questionnaire
Time frame: Baseline, end of intervention (3 months), and 3 months post-intervention
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
RECRUITING