COPD study seeks to personalize activity tracking
NCT ID NCT06330623
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how people with COPD experience physical activity. Researchers interviewed 54 participants and had them wear activity monitors to compare standard activity levels with personalized intensity measures. The goal was to better understand how to tailor activity recommendations for individuals with COPD.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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54 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Phase 1: Patients from the COPD nursing ward, previous research studies and pulmonary rehabilitation programme. Phase 2: Patients from the pulmonary rehabilitation programme.
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Phase 1: Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to provide informed consent for participation in the research. * The patient has a confirmed diagnosis of COPD using spirometry (based on GOLD criteria (Agustí et al., 2023). * Male or female, aged 40+ years * Able to communicate in written and spoken English. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide valid informed consent. * Severe psychiatric disorders * Aged less than 40 years * Unable to understand written or spoken English. Phase 2: Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to provide informed consent for participation in the research. * The patient has a confirmed diagnosis of COPD using spirometry (based on GOLD criteria. * The patient is referred for PR at the UHL. * Male or female, aged 40+ years * Able to communicate in written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide valid informed consent. * Lack of motivation to participate in PR programme. * Any-contra-indications absolute or relative to exercise training. * Has had a cardiac event within last 6 weeks * Severe psychiatric disorders * Patients with a history of MRSA +ve screens (patients can be assessed and given an exercise programme but cannot attend the classes. Patients need to have 3 consecutive -ve MRSA swabs before they can attend). * Aged less than 40 years * Unable to understand written or spoken English.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory
Leicester, Leicestershire, LE67 2DU, United Kingdom
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