Urban Walking Circuits

May 12, 2013 updated by: Eulogio Pleguezuelos, Hospital de Mataró

Improving Physical Activity in Patients With Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Urban Walking Circuits

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the implementation of walking urban circuits in increasing the level of physical activity and exercise capacity in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients after being enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

82

Phase

  • 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
      • Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, 08304
        • Eulogio Pleguezuelos

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 85 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • severe COPD (post-bronchodilator Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/ Forced vital capacity (FVC) <0.7 and FEV1 <50%) and stable disease defined as no exacerbation, hospital admission or change in treatment in the previous three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The exclusion criteria were: other significant respiratory disease (bronchiectasis, lung fibrosis, asthma, etc.), active smoking, severe cardiovascular, neurological, musculoskeletal and/or metabolic pathology that could interfere with the results, alcoholism (>80g/day) or severe malnutrition (BMI<19kg/m2).

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: rehabilitation program more the urban circuit
One group, the urban circuit group (UCG), received a triptych that included urban walking circuits,the remaining patients formed the non circuit group (NCG).These circuits can be obtained on the website http://www.mataro.cat/web/portal/ca/salut/salut_publica/itineraris/index
Other: rehabilitation more the urban circuit
included in a standard rehabilitation program + the urban circuit. A total of 32 urban walking circuits were developed jointly with the town hall of Mataró(124,000 in habitants)and were included in a triptych called "A PEU, FEM SALUT! Itineraris urbans per Mataró" http://www.mataro.cat/web/portal/ca/salut/salut_publica/itineraris/index
Experimental: rehabilitation program non circuit group .
One group, the urban circuit group (UCG), received a triptych that included urban walking circuits,the remaining patients formed the non circuit group (NCG)
Other: rehabilitation program but not given urbane circuits
Only rehabilitation program and general recommendations on physical activity and lifestyle . No urbans circuits.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
walked in meters in the six minute walking test (6MWT)
Time Frame: Unlike walking meters of baseline and one year
The 6MWT was standardized following international recommendations. Oxygen saturation and heart rate were recorded throughout the test using a pulsioximeter (Digit ® Finger Oximeter, Smiths Medical PM, USA). Dyspnea was evaluated using the modified Borg scale at the beginning and end of the test
Unlike walking meters of baseline and one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hospital de Mataró

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 12, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

May 15, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 15, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2013

Last Verified

May 1, 2013

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • WALURB-01

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