biostudies-literatureMaglakelidze MNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR)e056902https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9511586biostudies-literatureUnknown12(9)<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the feasibility of delivering a culturally tailored pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme and conducting a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT).<h4>Design</h4>A two-arm, randomised feasibility trial with a mixed-methods process evaluation.<h4>Setting</h4>Secondary care setting in Georgia, Europe.<h4>Participants</h4>People with symptomatic spirometry-confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recruited from primary and secondary care.<h4>Interventions</h4>Participants were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to a control group or intervention comprising 16 twice-weekly group PR sessions tailored to the Georgian setting.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>Feasibility of the intervention <i>and</i> RCT were assessed according to: study recruitmentBMJ openFeasibility of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Georgia: a single-site, randomised controlled trial from the Breathe Well Group.PMC951158616/137/95Maglakelidze MSitch AJMaglakelidze NJolly KChkhaidze IChi CEnocson AKurua IGale NKAdab PDickens APRedden-Rowley KJordan REFarley ARai KChkhaidze NStelmach RTurner AMJowett SCheng KKMartins SStavrikj KGogvadze KAdams RMaglakelidze TCooper BCorreia-de-Sousa JBeadle HWilliams SfalseFeasibility of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with symptomatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Georgia: a single-site, randomised controlled trial from the Breathe Well Group.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the feasibility of delivering a culturally tailored pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programme and conducting a definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT).<h4>Design</h4>A two-arm, randomised feasibility trial with a mixed-methods process evaluation.<h4>Setting</h4>Secondary care setting in Georgia, Europe.<h4>Participants</h4>People with symptomatic spirometry-confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recruited from primary and secondary care.<h4>Interventions</h4>Participants were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to a control group or intervention comprising 16 twice-weekly group PR sessions tailored to the Georgian setting.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>Feasibility of the intervention <i>and</i> RCT were assessed according to: study recruitment2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Sep2026-06-06T20:23:41.851Z2025-04-05T17:55:30.902ZS-EPMC95115863615303010.1136/bmjopen-2021-056902