Trial reportEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2022
The effectiveness of home-based balance and pulmonary rehabilitation program in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Benefits of different characteristics of pulmonary rehabilitation programs in patients with interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise-based interventions targeting balance and falls in people with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Pooled it
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- Pulmonary rehabilitation with balance training for fall reduction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Trial
- Are There Differences in Postural Control and Muscular Activity in Individuals with COPD and with and Without Sarcopenia?Advances in respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- TFR1 as a Biomarker of Pulmonary Fibrosis Development in COPD Patients.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Effect of low-moderate intensity traditional Chinese exercises combined with acupuncture on patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Creating home-based pulmonary rehabilitation programs for patients with asthma: insights from practice.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2025Article
- Immune cell regulatory networks in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: mechanistic analysis from innate to adaptive immunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Application of Kano model-based pulmonary rehabilitation interventions in discharge preparation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
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- Efficacy of Digital Therapeutics for Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Multi-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Lung transcriptomics reveals the underlying mechanism by which aerobic training enhances pulmonary function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Postural stability during low-intensity respiratory loading in pre-COPD and healthy adults: a cross-sectional study.Archives of physiotherapyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBalance impairment and increased fall risk have been demonstrated in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, studies investigating the effects of balance training especially when combined with pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program in home-based setting are scarce.
aimTo examine whether adding balance training to home-based pulmonary rehabilitation improves balance, fall risk, and disease-related symptoms in individuals with COPD.
designRandomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial with parallel two-group design.
settingHome-based setting. POPULATION: Forty-eight individuals diagnosed with COPD.
methodsParticipants with COPD were randomly allocated to either a home-based PR or home-based balance training combined with PR (PR-BT) group (24 per group). Both groups exercised three days per week for eight-week. Primary outcomes were fall risk index and functional balance as measured by the Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) and Timed Up and Go (TUG), respectively. Secondary outcomes were the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC), Modified Medical Research Council dyspnea (mMRC), Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and COPD assessment test (CAT). All outcome measures were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and three-month follow-up.
resultsAll participants completed the trial, with no reported adverse events. At post-intervention, the PR-BT group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in PPA fall risk score (PR-BT: 1.1±0.8, PR: 2.4±1.5), TUG (PR-BT: 10.7±1.3, PR: 14.4±4.4 s) and these improvements remained at three-month follow-up (all P<0.01). The ABC, mMRC, and CAT scores were also significant better for the PR-BT than the PR group both after intervention and at three-month follow-up (all P<0.05).
conclusionsEight-week home-based balance and PR program is effective in improving balance as well as dyspnea, and well-being in individuals with COPD. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Home-based balance and PR program is a promising approach for COPD rehabilitation especially in patients who are at risk of falls.
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