Effectiveness of a Physical ACtivity Coaching Intervention Using E-Health for COPD Patients in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a physical activity coaching intervention - delivered through an eHealth platform both during and after pulmonary rehabilitation - to enhance physical activity levels and health-related outcomes in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). All participants will attend the pulmonary rehabilitation program for 2 months; the experimental group will receive a physical activity coaching intervention at the end of the 1st month of the rehabilitation program, which will continue for 6 months following the completion of the program. Assessments will be conducted at the beginning, midway, and at the end of the coaching program, as well as 3 months and 6 months after its conclusion.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

* age \> 40 years old
* diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD criteria, clinically stable (i.e., with no exacerbations in the previous month)
* being enrolled in a pulmonary rehabilitation program
* having a smartphone with access to the internet
* being able to understand and provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

* simultaneous participation in another behavioural modification program
* having any clinical condition that precludes participation in a PA intervention (e.g., severe musculoskeletal or neurological disorders and unstable cardiovascular disease)
* another primary respiratory disease
* history of recent neoplasia (including last treatment) in the previous year.

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