NCT07430943

Feasibility of Integrating Street Racket Into Ambulatory Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Acceptability, Appropriateness and Feasibility of Integrating Street Racket Into Ambulatory Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Prospective, Single-Arm Feasibility Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mona Lichtblau · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study looks at whether Street Racket is a feasable activity that can be added to pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic lung disease. Participants complete short questionnaires at the start and end of the program to rate the feasibility and rate their breathlessness during each session. Attendance is recorded to understand how well the activity is used and whether there are any barriers.

Detailed description

Pulmonary rehabilitation (APR) is an effective and cost-efficient treatment for people with chronic lung diseases, as it can reduce hospital admissions and improve health. Despite this, many patients do not take part or drop out early. Common reasons include low motivation, difficulty attending sessions, or fear that the exercises are too demanding. Street Racket is a simple, playful, and flexible form of physical activity that may help overcome these barriers. It is easy to adapt, enjoyable in a group setting, and similar in intensity to existing pulmonary rehabilitation exercises. Social and team-based activities like Street Racket may also have positive effects on mental well-being. The study aims to assess how feasible the activity is, how well it is accepted by participants, and whether it can offer a more engaging and sustainable training option within APR. Participation in Street Racket sessions is voluntary and possible with or without study participation. For those who take part in the study, the training itself is exactly the same as for non-participants. The only difference is the additional data collection. Participants are asked to complete a short questionnaire after their first and last Street Racket session about how appropriate and feasible the activity feels. During each session, participants also rate their average and maximum breathlessness. Attendance is recorded, and if someone is absent, the reason is noted when known. In addition, routinely collected data from pulmonary rehabilitation-such as diagnosis, medication, and standard clinical test results-are analyzed. Training sessions are adapted to group size and ability level and usually consist of several short playing intervals with breaks and a cool-down. The activity can be modified to match different fitness levels, allowing people with varying physical capacities to participate together. Study participation ends automatically when the pulmonary rehabilitation program is completed.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Physical Activities
• Exercise Therapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Street Racket	Street racket will be offered as an additional, optional training once session for patients once every two weeks within the ambulatory pulmonary rehabilitation program. The session begins with a 10-minute warm-up led by a physiotherapist, followed by 45 minutes of street racket play. The content of each session will be adapted based on group size and the playing level of the participants. A typical session structure consists of four intervals of 8 minutes of play, each separated by 2-minute breaks, and concludes with 5 minutes of cool-down. Depending on the patients need the training protocol can be adapted, for instance to include more cognitive or balance elements

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-05
• Primary completion: 2027-02-28
• Completion: 2027-02-28
• First posted: 2026-02-24
• Last updated: 2026-03-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Switzerland