Pulmonary rehabilitation with balance training for fall reduction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Available evidence suggests that adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) performed substantially worse than healthy controls on many balance measures and balance training can improve the balance measures in this population. We conducted this study to determine the effects of incorporating balance training into pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on the incidence of falls at 12 months follow-up in high fall risk adults with COPD.

Methods

We conducted a prospective international multi-center randomized controlled trial. Eligible participants were adults with COPD at a high risk of future falls and were randomly assigned (1:1) to the intervention or control group. The intervention included personalized balance training for a targeted total o

SUBMITTER: Hao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11344953 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature