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
| Contact: Marilyn L Moy, MD | (857) 203-6622 Marilyn.Moy@va.gov |
| Contact: Ana Kantorowski, MPH | (857) 203-5229 ana.kantorowski@va.gov |
Location
| United States, Alabama | |
| Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL | Recruiting |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 | |
| Contact: Amber Samuelson 205-933-8101 ext 5550 Amber.Samuelson@va.gov | |
| United States, Massachusetts | |
| VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA | Recruiting |
| Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130 | |
| Contact: Maria Higgins 857-364-4802 maria.higgins@va.gov | |
| Principal Investigator: Marilyn L. Moy, MD | |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02099799 |
