Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients With COPD
Recruiting · NCT06847061 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Mayo Clinic
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov →Interventions studied
Pulmonary rehabilitation program
What this trial is about
The purpose of this study is to test the uptake, effectiveness, and patient-caregiver-provider experience of a crucial treatment not provided in rural areas: pulmonary rehabilitation.
Who can take part
Age range
40 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- 40 years of age or older
- Physician-diagnosed COPD
- Living in a rural area defined by Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes 4-10
- mMRC score\>=1
- English Speaking
Exclusion criteria
- Inability to walk (orthopedic/neurologic/cardiac limitation causing immobility)
- Cognitive impairment or inability to understand and follow instructions.
- Patients with no COPD symptom burden, no breathlessness (mMRC score 0), as based on our previous studies they usually perceive no benefit from PR and do not have compliance with PR.
- Traditional center-based PR was completed within 3 months of initial study recruitment.
- Transition to hospice or end-of-life care at the time of screening.
- Acute exacerbation at the time of screening.
Where it is running
2 locations listed across 2 US states.
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona - Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- Mayo Clinic in Rochester - Rochester, Minnesota, United States