Can Once-a-Week rehab beat three times? new COPD study says maybe!
NCT ID NCT07575841
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a pulmonary rehab program for COPD patients that meets only once a week is as good as one that meets three times a week. About 158 people with COPD will take part, doing supervised exercises plus home workouts for 8 weeks. The goal is to make rehab easier to fit into busy lives while still improving breathing and quality of life.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 158 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
IInclusion criteria * Diagnosis of COPD confirmed by spirometry (FEV₁/FVC \<0.70) * Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale ≥2 * Ability to actively participate and perform physical exercise * Signed informed consent Exclusion criteria * Unstable cardiac or musculoskeletal comorbidity contraindicating or limiting exercise * Moderate to severe cognitive impairment or inability to understand instructions * Recent participation (\<6 months) in a complete pulmonary rehabilitation programme * Inability to attend the centre 1-3 days/week according to group allocation * Current participation in any structured pulmonary rehabilitation programme or supervised rehabilitation intervention in another centre. * Active oncological treatment
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