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UnknownNCT00419289

Optimizing the Effect of COPD Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation of COPD Patients: Can the Effect be Prolonged by Follow-up and Continued Rehabilitation

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (planned)
Sponsor
Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) may benefit from an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme. However, the effect of the programme tends to attenuate with time. Patients who complete the programme are randomized to continued rehabilitation follow-up and control follow-up.

Detailed description

Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) may benefit from an 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation programme according to guidelines of the Danish Society of Pulmonary Medicine. However, the effect of programme tends to attenuate with time. Patients who complete the programme are randomized to continued rehabilitation follow-up and control follow-up.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALfollow-up rehabilitation of participants with COPD

Timeline

Start date
2007-01-01
Completion
2008-06-01
First posted
2007-01-08
Last updated
2007-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00419289. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.