The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on self efficacy and severity of symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. This is a semi-experimental clinical trial on 66 mild to moderate COPD patients recruited from Masih Daneshvari outpatient clinic. The patients were randomly assigned into experimental or control groups. The control group received only routine visits and experimental group participated in a pulmonary rehabilitation program. Then, the patients were encouraged to accomplish pulmonary rehabilitation program three times a week for 7 weeks and were followed up by telephone weekly. The self efficacy, fatigue, dyspnea and cough severity were measured and compared between groups.
General information
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IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT138905064443N2
Registration date:2011-05-14, 1390/02/24
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2011-05-14, 1390/02/24
Registrant information
Name
Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 2286 2160
Email address
zakerimo@sina.tums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2010-09-23, 1389/07/01
Expected recruitment end date
2011-03-16, 1389/12/25
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation program on self-efficacy and severity of symptoms among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Public title
The effect of pulmonary rehabilitation program on self-efficacy and severity of symptoms among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age less than 65 years, verification of diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD according to GOLD criteria (2008), absence of formal exercise training or pulmonary rehabilitation for at least one year prior to the study, no active symptomatic diseases (cardiac disease, musculoskeletal disease, mental disease) that would interfere with the exercise, literate and able to speak Persian, possibility of contact by phone/mobile phone
Exclusion criteria: recent exacerbation or change of medication, recent mobility limitation that interferes with exercise, not participating in educational sessions, lack of employing nutritional recommendation or exercise respiratory practice for at least a week
Experimental group participate to pulmonary rehabilitation program that design base on Bandura self efficacy theory. Pulmonary rehabilitation program included self care and self management education, nutrition recommendations, stress reduction methods, effective cough, breathing exercises, control of breathing in crucial situations, and muscle stretching exercises.
Researcher instructed the pulmonary rehabilitation components in 3 parts of 30 minutes.Then patients were encouraged to perform pulmonary rehabilitation program at home 3 times a week for 7 weeks. Telephone follow-up program that consisted encourage patients to continue the performance, reinforcement of education, analyze success and failure and answers to the patient questions performed weekly.
Category
Rehabilitation
2
Description
The control group received only routine visits and telephone follow up weekly.
Category
Treatment - Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Masih Daveshvari hospital
Full name of responsible person
Street address
City
Tehran
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Full name of responsible person
Mr. Madadi
Street address
Ghods street, Keshavarz Boulevard
City
Tehran
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Position
MS/Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nosrat St, Tohid Square, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 6692 7171
Fax
Email
zakerimo@sina.tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Position
MS./Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nosrat St, Tohid Square, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 6692 7171
Fax
Email
zakerimo@sina.tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam
Position
MS./ Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Nosrat St, Tohid Square, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Phone
+98 21 6692 7171
Fax
Email
zakerimo@sina.tums.ac.ir
Web page address
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)