CompletedNot Applicable

Balance Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Italy21 participantsStarted 2023-05-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of the study will be to verify whether the addition of an exercise program aimed to improve balance can reduce the risk of falling in subjects with COPD over 80 years of age compared to the standard rehabilitation program. Patients will be randomly assigned in two groups (intervention and control). The pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program is organized in accordance with current guidelines.

Who can participate

Age range80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 80 years old, * Diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD Guidelines (Tiffenau Index \<70%) under optimized medical treatment, * Able to perform and complete study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden score ≥3, * Mini-Mental State Examination \<22, * Acute or chronic impairment and/or medical diseases that are likely to preclude exercise testing and PR. * Brain lesions, * Inner ear disease * Visual deficit, * Lower limb surgery in the previous 6 months.

What they're measuring

Balance

Timeframe: 3 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05972239

SponsorIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-01-15

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