Respiratory Rehabilitation for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (REHABDO)

December 4, 2025 updated by: University Hospital, Lille

Respiratory Rehabilitation at Home vs in the Center for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Efficacy, Preferences and Costs

The aim of this clinical trial is to establish the non-inferiority of home-based respiratory rehabilitation compared to respiratory rehabilitation in center in terms of exercise tolerance as evaluated by the 6 minutes Stepper test..

This trial will also 1°) evaluate the Medico-economic aspects of the home-based Respiratory rehabilitation versus respiratory Rehabilitation in center; 2°) analyse the patient preferences between home-based respiratory rehabilitation and respiratory rehabilitation in center and 3°) Compare home-based respiratory rehabilitation vs respiratory rehabilitation in center in terms of dyspnea, quality of life, anxiety and depression.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to perform a comparative analysis of the clinical and medico-economic effectiveness of center-based RR versus home-based RR in the departments of Nord and Pas de Calais in France. All COPD patients eligible for RR and willing to participate in the study will be followed.

Patient preferences will be evaluated at inclusion. After presentation of both RR modalities, patients expressing a strong preference for one or other of the terms will be taken care of according to their wishes. Indifferent patients between the two RR modalities will be randomized.

This design is justified in the light of three cases:

  • It is impossible to evaluate blind intervention,
  • The effectiveness of RR depends on patient preferences,
  • Patients' adherence to the protocol is facilitated.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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188

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Benoit Wallaert, MD,PhD

Study Locations

  • France
      • Béthune, France
        • Centre Hospitalier de Béthune
      • Béthune, France
        • CH de Béthune
      • Lille, France
        • Hôpital Calmette, CHU
      • Loos, France
        • CH de Loos
      • Roubaix, France
        • CH Victor Provot, Roubaix
      • Tourcoing, France
        • CH de Tourcoing
      • Wattrelos, France
        • CH de Wattrelos

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:According to HAS recommendations, SPLF, ERS / ATS (3) (18) (19) can be included any patient, over 18 years old, with stage II - III - IV COPD presenting disabling dyspnoea in activities of daily living, and / or in the course of acute exacerbation of COPD (EABPCO), with no other respiratory pathology diagnosed.

Exclusion Criteria:

According to the recommendations, HAS, SPLF, ERS / ATS will not be included any patient having :

  • co-morbidities including unstabilized cardiovascular disease,
  • significant cognitive disorders: patients with a history of pathologies neurodegenerative with loss of mental faculties (example: Alzheimer)
  • psychiatric disorders: patients with impaired judgment and perception
  • neurological or orthopedic disorders that do not allow the realization of physical activities

Also, will not be included, the patient (s):

  • waiting for lung transplantation,
  • pregnant or nursing,
  • in an emergency situation
  • unable to receive enlightened information,
  • unable to participate in the entire study,
  • not covered by the social security scheme,
  • refusing to sign the consent,

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

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.
Active Comparator: home group
Other: Home respiratory rehabilitation
Home care is individual (often with the spouse or the carer), during 1h30, one visit per week for 8 weeks, after completion of the educational diagnosis, under direct supervision of a member of the team, with continued physical activities in autonomy the others days of the week, according to a personalized action plan. No visit is scheduled in the pulmonologist, the general practitioner or in the rehabilitation center. The team includes pulmonologist, nurses, dietician, socio-medical beautician and a administrative assistant.
Active Comparator: center group
Other: Center respiratory rehabilitation

In an outpatient setting, the course is performed in groups of 6 to 8 patients, during sessions from 3 to 7 am, under the direction of health professionals, 3 to 5 times a week, for 4 to 6 weeks, for a total of 20 to 24 sessions. Internally, patients come to "complete" hospitalization for 4 weeks. This duration can be modulated according to the evolution of the patients.

Supervision is carried out by the entire team including pulmonologists, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists, activity professors adapted physicists, dietician

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 from baseline the 6 minutes Stepper test at 2 months
Time Frame: At 2 months
The 6 minutes stepper test (ST6), performed on a Stepper allows to analyze the number of strokes (or steps) performed in 6 minutes
At 2 months

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
Change from baseline the 6 minutes Stepper test at 6 and 12 months
Time Frame: at 6 months, at12 months
The 6 minutes stepper test (ST6), performed on a Stepper allows to analyze the number of strokes (or steps) performed in 6 minutes
at 6 months, at12 months
Percentage of patients expressing a preference marked for home-based respiratory rehabilitation or respiratory rehabilitation in center
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline
Cost of interventions: respiratory rehabilitation in center or at home
Time Frame: At 12 months
At 12 months
Change from Baseline COPD Assessment Test (CAT) at 2,6,12 months
Time Frame: baseline, after RR (2 months); 6 months and12 months
The COPD assessment test (CAT) is a short questionnaire initially intended for assess quality of life and clinical impact of COPD
baseline, after RR (2 months); 6 months and12 months
Change from Baseline Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) Dyspnea Scale at 2,6,12 months
Time Frame: baseline, after RR (2 months); 6 months and12 months
The scale measures a person's limitation base on a scale of 0-4 and uses the final value to determine how much disability is caused by shortness of breath.Five-option grading system called the Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) Dyspnea Scale.
baseline, after RR (2 months); 6 months and12 months
Change from Baseline Anxiety and Depression (HAD) at 2,6,12 months
Time Frame: Baseline, after RR (2 months); 6 months and12 months
To determine the levels of anxiety and depression that a COPD patients are experiencing
Baseline, after RR (2 months); 6 months and12 months
EPICES score
Time Frame: baseline

EPICES score (Assessment of the precariousness and health inequalities in the Health Examination Centers, French) is an individual indicator of precariousness

,Self-administered questionnaire,quantify the level of social vulnerability and precariousness. It ranges from zero (no vulnerability) to 100 (maximum vunerability)
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University Hospital, Lille

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Ministry of Health, France

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Olivier Le Rouzic, MD,PhD, University Hospital, Lille

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 24, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 16, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 16, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 16, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 26, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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December 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 4, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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December 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2017_08
  • 2017-A02393-50 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB number, ANSM)
  • PREPS-16-249 (Other Identifier: PREPS number, DGOS)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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