Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Loneliness in COPD

NCT05435963 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AlsubheenS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Loneliness is the feeling of sadness because one wants friends or company. This feeling is common in patients with chronic lung disease, who suffer from breathing difficulty, chronic cough, and reduced physical and mental health. These problems lead to a reduced ability for doing daily activities and cause a loss of social life. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) includes exercise and education. PR has been shown to improve health status in patients with chronic lung disease but its impact on loneliness levels has never been assessed. This study aims to assess the effect of PR on reducing loneliness in patients with chronic lung disease.

Conditions

Loneliness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The University of California and Los Angeles Loneliness scale (UCLA-LS)

  Loneliness questionnaire. The UCLA-LS is a 20-item scale used to assess loneliness in the general population. Participants respond to each item on a 1-4 Likert scale, from "never" to "always". Positively worded items are reverse scored. The scale has a possible total score of 20 to 80 points, with a higher score indicating greater loneliness

  10 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ)

  10 months

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD - 7) Measure

  10 months

• 6-Minute Walk Test

  10 months

• Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ - 9)

  10 months

Study Arms (1)

COPD undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation

EXPERIMENTAL

45 individuals with COPD will complete the UCLA-LS scale, CRQ, HADS, and 6 minute walk test before and after pulmonary rehabilitation.

Behavioral: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)

Interventions

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) BEHAVIORAL

A typical PR program will include exercise training, disease-specific and self-management strategies education, and will last 6 - 8 weeks

COPD undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• A spirometry (FEV1/FVC \< 0.70) or physician-confirmed diagnosis of COPD
• Aged 18 years or more
• Ability to complete at least 60% of the PR program that includes exercise, education, and behaviour change intervention
• Ability to provide written informed consent.
• Abbreviations:
• FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second FVC: forced vital capacity

You may not qualify if:

• Do not have sufficient language skills (non-English speaking or reduced cognition)
• Are unable to complete at least 60% of PR
• Fail to complete the primary outcome measure, the University of California, and Los Angeles Loneliness scale (UCLA-LS).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• McMaster University: lead

Study Sites (1)

West Park Healthcare Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M6M 2J5, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Dina Brooks, PhD

  McMaster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 22, 2022
• First Posted: June 28, 2022
• Study Start: January 23, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2023
• Study Completion: November 30, 2023
• Last Updated: May 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)