Balance Training Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Balance in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), COPD, Balance Exercise, Falls, Intervention, Balance Training, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
In brief
This study aims to see if a co-designed balance training programme called Sport4Steadiness (S4S), is acceptable to people with COPD and if the study procedures, including recruitment and the collection of outcomes, is feasible.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07750821
- Run by
- Samantha Harrison
- People needed
- 77
- Starts
- 2026-01-27
- Expected to finish
- 2027-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-06
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults with spirometry confirmed diagnosis of COPD as per GOLD guidelines (FEV1/FVC ratio below 0.7) or physician confirmed COPD diagnosis
- Answers yes to one or more of the Three Key Questions* or Timed up and Go Test result > 11 seconds
- An ability and capacity to provide consent to the trial
- Q1. Have you fallen in the past year? Q2. Do you feel unsteady when standing or walking? Q3. Do you have worries about falling?
You may not qualify if…
- Any neurological, musculoskeletal, chronic pain or other diagnoses that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the ability of the participant to safely complete PR and balance training
- Unable to comprehend instruction given verbally in English language
- Where there is concern that the primary cause of balance issues could be due to problems with visual function, vestibular disturbance or peripheral neuropathy
- Diagnosis of, or patient-reported symptoms of, vasovagal syncope
Where it is running
- Teesside University — Middlesbrough, United Kingdom (enrolling)
- South Tees Hospital Trust — Northallerton, United Kingdom (enrolling)
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust — Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom (enrolling)
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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