Pedometer Step Count Targets during Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Increasing physical activity is a key therapeutic aim in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity, but there is conflicting evidence regarding its ability to improve physical activity levels.

Objectives

To determine whether using pedometers as an adjunct to PR can enhance time spent in at least moderate-intensity physical activity (time expending ≥3 metabolic equivalents [METs]) by people with COPD.

Methods

In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, participants were assigned 1:1 to receive a control intervention (PR comprising 8 wk, two supervised sessions per week) or the trial intervention (PR plus pedometer-directed step targets, reviewed weekly for 8 wk). In the randomization process,

SUBMITTER: Nolan CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5443901 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature