COPD currently afflicts 24 million US residents; the prevalence of COPD is high among Veterans. Persons with COPD have significant functional disability as a result of the disease. This project will determine whether a novel Internet-mediated walking program coupled with a pedometer can improve exercise capacity, improve health-related quality of life, and decrease the risk of acute exacerbations in persons with COPD. If successful, based on estimates that 33 to 64% of COPD patients are Internet users, the proposed exercise intervention could help over 8 million persons. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has a strong commitment to providing care to persons with COPD and supporting research directed at COPD-related disability. The 2012-2016 Strategic Plan of the VHA Office of Research and Development includes research in COPD rehabilitation. The proposed research addresses Rehabilitation R&D Service’s current priority area of improving disabled Veterans’ health-related quality of life by reducing disease burden and maximizing functional recovery.
| Study Type: |
Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
| Estimated Enrollment: |
185 participants |
| Allocation: |
Randomized |
| Intervention Model: |
Parallel Assignment |
| Masking: |
Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
| Masking Description: |
Research assistant who assesses outcomes is blinded to randomization group. |
| Primary Purpose: |
Treatment |
| Official Title: |
The Effect of Physical Activity Promotion on Short and Long-term Outcomes in COPD |
| Actual Study Start Date: |
November 17, 2015 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: |
December 31, 2019 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date： |
December 31, 2020 |
Contact
Location
| United States, Alabama |
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| Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL |
Recruiting |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 |
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| Contact: Amber Samuelson 205-933-8101 ext 5550 [email protected] |
| United States, Massachusetts |
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| VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA |
Recruiting |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130 |
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| Contact: Maria Higgins 857-364-4802 [email protected] |
| Principal Investigator: Marilyn L. Moy, MD |
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| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: |
NCT02099799 |
