BEAM COPD: Breathing, Education, Awareness and Movement in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
BEAM COPD
2 other identifiers
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The main purpose of this study is to determine feasibility and effects of tai chi and mind-body breathing in patients with COPD.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started Feb 2011
Longer than P75 for phase_2
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 13, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2016
CompletedFebruary 27, 2017
February 1, 2017
5.2 years
March 1, 2012
February 23, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Feasibility of tai chi intervention
Willingness to participate, adherence, and safety
12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (6)
Change from baseline- Disease specific quality of life
baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Change from baseline- Exercise capacity
baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Change from baseline- Dyspnea
baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Change from baseline- Psychosocial well-being
baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Change from baseline- Pulmonary function
baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
tai chi exercise
EXPERIMENTALmind-body breathing
EXPERIMENTALeducation
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Moderate-severe COPD
- Age ≥ 40 years
You may not qualify if:
- Subjects with respiratory failure or GOLD stage 4 who are unable to safely perform a 6 minute walk test or otherwise safely exercise as deemed by a physician.
- COPD exacerbation requiring steroids, antibiotics, ED visit or hospitalization within the past 2 weeks unless physician deems subject at baseline
- Planned major pulmonary intervention within the next 3 months
- Hypoxemia on walk test or cardiopulmonary exercise test
- Inability to ambulate due to vascular or other neuromuscular conditions that would preclude a walk test
- Clinical signs of unstable cardiovascular disease
- Severe cognitive dysfunction
- Non-English speaking
- Current active participation in pulmonary rehabilitation program or current regular practice of tai chi
- Physician diagnosis of unstable/untreated clinical depression
- History of lung cancer
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
VA Healthcare System
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Related Publications (4)
Kraemer KM, Kilgore K, Litrownik D, Jean-Laurent B, Wayne PM, Richardson CR, Moy ML, Yeh GY. A Web-Based Mind-Body Intervention (Mindful Steps) for Promoting Walking in Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease: Insights From a Qualitative Study. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2023 Dec 2;12:27536130231212169. doi: 10.1177/27536130231212169. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
PMID: 38050584DERIVEDGilliam EA, Cheung T, Kraemer K, Litrownik D, Wayne PM, Moy ML, Yeh GY. The impact of Tai Chi and mind-body breathing in COPD: Insights from a qualitative sub-study of a randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 8;16(4):e0249263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249263. eCollection 2021.
PMID: 33831022DERIVEDYeh GY, Litrownik D, Wayne PM, Beach D, Klings ES, Reyes Nieva H, Pinheiro A, Davis RB, Moy ML. BEAM study (Breathing, Education, Awareness, Movement): a randomised controlled feasibility trial of tai chi exercise in patients with COPD. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2020 Nov;7(1):e000697. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000697.
PMID: 33219007DERIVEDYeh GY, Wayne PM, Litrownik D, Roberts DH, Davis RB, Moy ML. Tai chi mind-body exercise in patients with COPD: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 Aug 28;15:337. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-337.
PMID: 25168853DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gloria Yeh, MD, MPH
BIDMC, Harvard Medical School
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor of Medicine
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 1, 2012
First Posted
March 13, 2012
Study Start
February 1, 2011
Primary Completion
April 1, 2016
Study Completion
April 1, 2016
Last Updated
February 27, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-02