New home rehab could transform COPD care
NCT ID NCT04820257
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program for people with COPD. Participants will follow video-guided exercises, track their daily steps, and receive weekly health coaching. The goal is to improve quality of life, reduce breathlessness, and encourage a more active lifestyle. The trial plans to enroll 80 adults aged 40 and older with moderate to severe COPD.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home-based exercise program with video guidance, step monitoring, and health coaching
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a convenient, accessible way for COPD patients to improve their breathing and daily activity without traveling to a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on motivation and technology access, which may limit its effectiveness for some.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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40 to 100 years
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women age 40 years and older * FEV1 \<80% or less (forced expiratory volume in one second) as documented by pulmonary function. * Medical diagnosis of COPD, GOLD classification B,D, and C based on symptoms and history of exacerbations. * The patients must be able to access a smart-phone or computer tablet with internet service. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to perform low intensity exercise. * Patients with a high likelihood of being lost to follow-up or contact (patients with active chemical dependency), are planning to move, are not living in the healthcare area. * Patients with an inability to provide good data or follow commands (patients who are disoriented, have a severe neurologic or psychiatric condition).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden
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