NCT01854008

Urban Walking Circuits

Improving Physical Activity in Patients With Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Urban Walking Circuits

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 82 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital de Mataró · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 50 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of walking urban circuits in increasing the level of physical activity and exercise capacity in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients after being enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Conditions

• Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	rehabilitation more the urban circuit	included in a standard rehabilitation program + the urban circuit. A total of 32 urban walking circuits were developed jointly with the town hall of Mataró(124,000 in habitants)and were included in a triptych called "A PEU, FEM SALUT! Itineraris urbans per Mataró" http://www.mataro.cat/web/portal/ca/salut/salut\_publica/itineraris/index
OTHER	rehabilitation program but not given urbane circuits	Only rehabilitation program and general recommendations on physical activity and lifestyle . No urbans circuits.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-04-01
• Primary completion: 2011-06-01
• Completion: 2011-06-01
• First posted: 2013-05-15
• Last updated: 2013-05-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain