Bringing COPD rehab home: a lifeline for those left out
NCT ID NCT05664945
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests two new types of pulmonary rehabilitation—home-based and tele-rehabilitation—for people with COPD who cannot attend standard hospital or community programs. The goal is to see if these options are better than usual care (medication and check-ups) at reducing symptoms and improving daily life. About 180 participants will be followed for several months.
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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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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Indication for pulmonary rehabilitation according to Danish national guidelines * Unable to access and participate in the conventional out-patient hospital- or community-based PR when offered during routine consultation * A post-bronchodilator ratio FEV1/FVC \<70% (confirmed physician diagnosis of COPD) * A post-bronchodilator FEV1 \<80% (degree of airway obstruction) corresponding to GOLD grade 2-4 (moderate to very severe) * GOLD group B, C, D corresponding to severe respiratory symptoms and/or frequent acute exacerbations * Able to stand up from a chair (height 44-46cm) and walk 10 meters independently (with or without a walking aid) * Able to lift both arms to a horizontal level with a minimum of 1 kilogram's dumbbells in each hand Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in conventional PR in the past 24 months * Cognitive impairment - unable to follow instructions * Impaired hearing or vision - unable to see or hear instruction from a tablet * Unable to understand and speak Danish * Comorbidities where the exercise content is contraindicated (e.g. treatment for diabetic foot ulcer, active cancer treatment, life expectancy \<12-months)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bornholms Hospital
Rønne, 3700, Denmark
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Copenhagen University Hospital Amager
Copenhagen, Greater Copenhagen, 2300, Denmark
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Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg
Copenhagen, Greater Copenhagen, 2400, Denmark
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Copenhagen University Hospital Herlve-Gentofte
Gentofte Municipality, Greater Copenhagen, 2820, Denmark
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Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre
Hvidovre, Greater Copenhagen, 2650, Denmark
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Copenhagen University Hospital Nordsjaelland
Hillerød, Greater Copenhagen, 3400, Denmark
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Municipality of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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