Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT03539042
The Epigenetics of Exercise and Physical Activity in COPD
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- VA Boston Healthcare System · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study seeks to examine genome-wide DNA methylation patterns associated with physical activity and exercise capacity from peripheral blood collected from participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) before and after participation in a structured 9-week outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Detailed description
Individuals who are referred to pulmonary rehabilitation IN THE COURSE OF THEIR USUAL CLINICAL CARE will be invited to participate in this observational study. Participants who enroll in the study will undergo two in-person visits, once before initiating pulmonary rehabilitation classes and once at the conclusion of pulmonary rehabilitation classes. Participation in this study will not alter the course of the participants' usual clinical care.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-12-31
- Completion
- 2021-06-30
- First posted
- 2018-05-29
- Last updated
- 2018-05-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03539042. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.