An Intervention to Improve Function in Severe Cardiopulmonary Illness

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure

In brief

The study is a randomized trial of a cardiopulmonary self-management intervention to improve functional capacity, health-related quality of life, and to reduce health care utilization. Two hundred (100 in each group) will be recruited from VA Puget Sound Health Care System over four years. Outcomes will be measured at three points: at entry, at the end of the 6 month intervention, and 12 months after entry. Change in functional capacity at the end of the intervention program is the primary outcome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00467298

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

90

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-04-02

Who can join

Age: 45 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• standard criteria for severe COPD or HF,
• optimal medical management,
• willingness to participate in an outpatient exercise/self-management program,
• working phone,
• hospitalization for HF, COPD, or related illness in the past two years or at least two unscheduled outpatient visits for same over the past year

You may not qualify if…

• unstable disease or recent surgery,
• supplemental oxygen requirement at rest more than 4 LPM,
• already participating in regular exercise three times a week,
• inability to ambulate,
• uncontrolled mental illness,
• alcohol or drug abuse,
• life expectancy less than one year

Where it is running

• VA Puget Sound Health Care System — Seattle, Washington, United States

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