NCT05961553

Effect of an Individual Counseling Session on Physical Activity Level of Individuals With COPD

Effect of an Individual Counseling Session on Physical Activity Level of Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Randomized Controlled Study (RCT)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Polytechnic Institute of Porto · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to study the effect of an individual counseling session on the level of physical activity and motivation to practice physical exercise in individuals with COPD. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: • Does a counseling session improve the level of physical activity and motivation to practice physical exercise in individuals with COPD? Participants will perform a respiratory rehabilitation program (Control Group, CG) and a respiratory rehabilitation program and the counseling session (Experimental Group, EG). Researchers will compare EG to CG to see if there is any difference in physical activity level and motivation to exercise between groups.

Conditions

• COPD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physical Activity Counseling session	The counseling session on physical activity was carried out individually, six weeks after starting the respiratory rehabilitation program, with an average duration of 30 minutes, based on the guidelines of the Living Well with COPD program. The main objective of the session was: to help the participant and family members to increase physical activity levels and their integration in the long term and as secondary objectives; reinforce the importance and benefits of physical activity in the management of the health condition/symptoms; plan daily/weekly moments of physical activity; define daily goals (physical activity time/sitting time) attainable for each participant; integrate family members/companions into the user's physical activity plan; clarify doubts of the user/relative about the theme.
OTHER	Pulmonary Reabilitation	The program comprises a hospital group exercise program, twice a week, on alternate days, for 1h30 to 2h, each session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-01
• Primary completion: 2023-09-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2023-07-27
• Last updated: 2025-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal