Urban Training for COPD Patients

April 26, 2018 updated by: Judith Garcia-Aymerich

Effectiveness of an Intervention of Urban Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): a Randomised Controlled Trial

This project plans on a training intervention by using public spaces and urban walkable trails, adapted to each patient needs and capabilities. Primary objective is to assess 12 months effectiveness of the intervention with respect to: (primary outcome): physical activity level, and (secondary outcomes): COPD admissions, exercise capacity, body composition, quality of life, and mental health.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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412

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08003
        • Hospital Del Mar
      • Barcelona, Spain, 08036
        • Hospital Clinic
    • Barcelona
      • Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, 08916
        • Hospital Germans Trías i Pujol
      • Mataró, Barcelona, Spain, 08303
        • CAP Maresme
      • Viladecans, Barcelona, Spain, 08840
        • CAP Maria Bernades

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

45 years to 130 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age > 45 years
  • COPD diagnosed by pulmonary function tests during clinical stability, with a ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) ≤ 0.70
  • clinical stability, defined as at least 4 weeks without antibiotics or oral corticosteroids.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • living >6 months/year outside of the included municipalities,
  • living to a distance higher than 500 meters to any of the urban trails used for the study,
  • mental disability according to the Mini Mental State Examination in its validated Spanish version
  • comorbidity that could interfere with study tests (e.g., lower limb amputation)
  • severe psychiatric disease or severe comorbidity limiting survival at one year, according to medical history.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Urban training Intervention
Patients will be advised to walk in the defined urban trails.
Behavioral: Urban training
Recommendation to walk a minimum of 5 days per week in urban walkable trails appropriate for the patient.
No Intervention: Usual care
Patients will continue their usual care

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in physical activity
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months follow-up
Change in physical activity between baseline and 12 months follow-up, as defined by average steps per day measured with an activity monitor
Baseline and 12 months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
COPD admissions to emergency-room or hospital
Time Frame: 12 months follow-up
12 months follow-up
Change in exercise capacity, as measured with 6-min walking distance
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months
Change in exercise capacity between baseline and 12 months, as measured with 6-min walking distance
Baseline and 12 months
Change in body weight and composition
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 month
Change in body weight and composition between baseline and 12m follow-up, as measured with bioimpedance
Baseline and 12 month
Change in quality of life
Time Frame: Baseline and 12-m
Change in quality of life between baseline and 12-m follow-up, as measured with CAT and CCQ
Baseline and 12-m
Change in anxiety and depression symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline and 12 months
Change in anxiety and depression symptoms between baseline and 12 months follw-up, as measured with the HAD scale
Baseline and 12 months

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in cognitive status
Time Frame: Baseline and 12months
Changes between baseline and 12 months follow-up in cognitive status measured with the Phototest
Baseline and 12months
Changes in the Clinical PPAC
Time Frame: Baseline and 12months
Changes between baseline and 12 months follow-up in phsyical activity measured with the Clinical visit "PROactive Physical Activity in COPD" instrument
Baseline and 12months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Judith Garcia-Aymerich

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Hospital del Mar
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
University Ramon Llull
Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Sociedad Española de Neumología (SEPAR), Barcelona
Hospital de Mataró, Mataró
Hospital de Viladecans, Viladecans

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Judith Garcia-Aymerich, MD PhD, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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July 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 3, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 9, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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July 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 27, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 26, 2018

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • PI11/01283
  • 147/2011 (Other Grant/Funding Number: SEPAR)

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