RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06201299

Chair-based and Standard Exercise Programs in People With COPD

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Chair-based and Standard Exercise Programs in People With COPD

Sponsor

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

Enrollment

64 participants

Start Date

Jan 20, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Exercise COPD Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Summary

Patients who are diagnosed with COPD by a pulmonology specialist and referred to pulmonary rehabilitation will be included in the study. Cases that meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized and divided into two groups, standard exercise program group (SGr) and chair-based exercise. program group will be called (ChGr). While standard exercises will be given to SGr, chair-based exercises will be applied to ChGr. All evaluation and initial training sessions of the cases will be held in the hospital. Apart from this, they will be asked to do their exercises at home with the exercise videos that will be sent to them. In order to ensure that home exercises are performed completely and correctly, 2 sessions of online simultaneous exercise training will be provided with a physiotherapist via videoconference on a smartphone, and exercise follow-ups will be carried out by calling once a week. The program duration is 8 weeks, 5 days a week.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This trial compares two exercise programs — one done from a chair and one done standing — for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. Participants will use a smartphone app to follow their program. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with COPD - You experience shortness of breath during activity - Your condition has been stable (no infections or flare-ups) for at least 4 weeks - You are between 18 and 75 years old - You are comfortable using a smartphone **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have unstable heart disease or other severe health conditions - You need high-flow oxygen (more than 3–4 liters per minute) - You have neurological or orthopedic problems that prevent exercise - You have fainted during exercise before - You completed a formal pulmonary rehabilitation program in the last 12 months Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERStandard Exercise Program

The program content consists of breathing exercises, upper and lower extremity strengthening with theraband and self-walking. Chest, abdominal and lateral basal breathing exercises will be performed 10 times each. Resistance exercises will be performed as strengthening exercises for the major muscle groups of the upper and lower extremities using medium-hard theraband. Patients will be asked to walk 30 minutes a day on flat ground at 60% workload, for periods calculated according to the 6-minute walk test results (land-based walking).

OTHERChair-based Exercise Program

The program content consists of breathing exercises and chair-supported exercises. Chest, abdominal and lateral basal breathing exercises will be performed 10 times each. Chair exercises are given in the exercise brochure. Exercises are performed with a chair support or sitting on a chair. In addition, patients will be asked to walk 30 minutes a day on flat ground at 60% workload, for periods calculated according to the 6-minute walk test results (land-based walking).