Why the study?
Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation wane after 6-12 months and maintenance trials have been heterogeneous without consensus on the best strategy, prompting evaluation of SPACE FOR COPD as a maintenance programme.
Does the SPACE FOR COPD programme improve endurance capacity compared with usual care in patients with COPD who have recently completed pulmonary rehabilitation?
Population
116 patients with COPD who finished pulmonary rehabilitation within 4 weeks
Comparison
SPACE FOR COPD programme vs usual care
Design
Prospective, multicentre, single-blinded randomised controlled trial
Follow-up
12 months
Key result
The SPACE FOR COPD programme will be evaluated against usual care for its effect on endurance capacity at 12 months in a randomized controlled trial of 116 patients; results are pending.
Authors
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Protocol for SPACE FOR COPD leaves open whether home-based maintenance sustains post-rehab gains in COPD; results needed before adoption.
RCT (n=116)
Single-blind
1:1
Yes
Does the SPACE FOR COPD programme improve endurance capacity compared with usual care in patients with COPD who have recently completed pulmonary rehabilitation?
This protocol outlines a trial to evaluate whether a home-based self-management program can maintain exercise tolerance and mental well-being after pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients.
Alqahtani et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (n=116). SPACE FOR COPD programme vs. Usual care was evaluated on Endurance capacity measured by the Endurance Shuttle Walking Test at 12 months. The SPACE FOR COPD programme will be evaluated against usual care for its effect on endurance capacity at 12 months in a randomized controlled trial of 116 patients; results are pending.