Balance Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Balance Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01424098
• Other study ID #: Goldstein_OTSBalanceRCT_2012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2011
• Est. completion date: September 2012

Study information

• Verified date: April 2022
• Source: West Park Healthcare Centre
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A growing body of evidence suggests that individuals with chronic lung disease have important deficits in balance control that may be associated with an increased risk of falls. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a balance training program on measures of balance and fall risk in people with chronic lung disease.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 46
• Est. completion date: September 2012
• Est. primary completion date: September 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of COPD; a self-report of decline in balance or fall in the last 5 years or a recent near fall; smoking history greater than 10 pack years; and are able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to communicate because of language skills, hearing or cognitive impairment; and evidence of a neurological or musculoskeletal condition that severely limits mobility and postural control (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, advanced Parkinson's disease, amputation).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Lung Diseases
• Lung Diseases, Obstructive
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Balance training program
Training will consist of 30 minute sessions 3 times/week for 6 weeks in keeping with best practice guidelines for older adults. Sessions will be supervised by physical therapists, using a circuit training approach with different stations designed to target specific areas of impairment. Participants will work through stations in a group setting; however, will receive individualized exercise prescription regarding level of difficulty and exercise progression.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	West Park Healthcare Centre	Toronto	Ontario

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Roger Goldstein	Ontario Lung Association

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Berg Balance Scale		All outcomes will be assessed upon admission to pulmonary rehabilitation (baseline) and again upon completion of the program, an expected average of 6 weeks from baseline.
Primary	Balance Evaluation Systems Test		At baseline and 6 weeks.
Secondary	Balance confidence/falls self-efficacy		At baseline and 6 weeks.
Secondary	Functional strength		At baseline and 6 weeks.
Secondary	Self-reported physical function		At baseline and 6 weeks.