Trial reportBMC pulmonary medicine2015
The effects of a physical activity counseling program after an exacerbation in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a randomized controlled pilot study.
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The Effects of a Physical Activity Counseling Program Immediately After an Exacerbation in Patients With COPD.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of interventions using activity trackers and smartphone applications for increasing physical activity in older adults with health conditions: a systematic review with meta-analysis.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of wearable devices on physical activity monitoring in pulmonary rehabilitation programs for chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Which Remote Exercise Interventions are Most Effective in Improving Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Pooled it
- Benefits and Harms of Digital Health Interventions Promoting Physical Activity in People With Chronic Conditions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Physical activity promotion interventions in chronic airways disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness of physical activity interventions using activity trackers during or after inpatient care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- Long-term Effectiveness of mHealth Physical Activity Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Fitbit-Based Interventions for Healthy Lifestyle Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2019Pooled it
- Counseling for health behavior change in people with COPD: systematic review.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2017Pooled it
- Exercise training alone or with the addition of activity counseling improves physical activity levels in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2016Pooled it
- Using step counters to promote physical activity and exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- Home-based Physical Activity Coaching, Physical Activity, and Health Care Utilization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Self-Management Activation Research Trial Secondary Outcomes.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2018Trial
- Physical activity in COPD: a scoping review of methods and behaviour change techniques.ERJ open research · 2026Review
- People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and exercise behaviour: a scoping review using the CFIR framework.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Study protocol for a controlled clinical trial on cardiac telerehabilitation and educational follow-up in patients with heart failure.PloS one · 2025Article
- Content, uptake and adherence of exercise interventions after an acute exacerbation of COPD: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Article
- Barriers to and enablers of physical activity and its association with daily steps after hospitalisation for a COPD exacerbation: what patients say matters.ERJ open research · 2025Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIn some patients with COPD, the disease is characterized by exacerbations. Severe exacerbations warrant a hospitalization, with prolonged detrimental effects on physical activity. Interventions after an exacerbation may improve physical activity, with longstanding health benefits. Physical activity counseling and real-time feedback were effective in stable COPD. No evidence is available on the use of this therapeutic modality in patients after a COPD exacerbation.
methodsThirty patients were randomly assigned to usual care or physical activity counseling, by telephone contacts at a frequency of 3 times a week and real-time feedback. Lung function, peripheral muscle strength, functional exercise capacity, symptom experience and COPD-related health status were assessed during hospital stay and 1 month later.
resultsBoth groups significantly recovered in physical activity (PAsteps: control group: 1013 ± 1275 steps vs intervention group: 984 ± 1208 steps (p = 0.0005); PAwalk: control group: 13 ± 14 min vs intervention group: 13 ± 16 min (p = 0.0002)), functional exercise capacity (control group: 64 ± 59 m (p = 0.002) vs intervention group: 67 ± 84 m (p = 0.02)) and COPD-related health status (CAT: control group: -5 [-7 to 1] (p = 0.02) vs intervention group: -3 [-10 to 1] points (p = 0.03)). No differences between groups were observed.
conclusionFrom our pilot study, we concluded that telephone based physical activity counseling with pedometer feedback after an exacerbation did not result in better improvements in physical activity and clinical outcomes compared to usual care. Because of the difficult recruitment and the negative intermediate analyses, this study was not continued.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT02223962. Registered 4 September 2013.
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