Home brain and body workout shows promise for COPD patients
NCT ID NCT05140226
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a home-based program combining physical and cognitive exercises is feasible for people with COPD. Twenty-four adults aged 50 and older with moderate COPD participated in an 8-week program. The goal was to see if patients could stick with the training and if it might improve their physical and mental function.
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Study facts
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- 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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adult participants (≥ 50 years of age) * Clinical and spirometric diagnosis of COPD (FEV1 30-80%) * Access to reliable internet connection * Ability to mobilize independently and safely, with or without a walking aid Exclusion Criteria: * Current participation in a pulmonary rehabilitation program * Disease exacerbation in the past 3 months * Diagnosis of a neurological or musculoskeletal condition that would interfere with safe performance of study tests (e.g., stroke, myopathy, inflammatory arthritis) * Severe cognitive impairment ascertained by chart review or self-reported * Coronary artery disease, pacemaker or implantable defibrillator, clinical diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF), or poorly controlled arrhythmias * Medical instability (hepatic dysfunction, metabolic abnormalities, or active infection) * Overt psychiatric disorder or substance abuse * Patient on home oxygen therapy * Insufficient English fluency and cognition to carry out testing and training * Patient actively listed for lung transplantation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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