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NCT06847061NARecruiting

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients With COPD

Mayo Clinic

Start Date

4/1/2025

Completion Date

8/31/2029

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the uptake, effectiveness, and patient-caregiver-provider experience of a crucial treatment not provided in rural areas: pulmonary rehabilitation.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 40 years to No maximum

Inclusion Criteria * 40 years of age or older * Physician-diagnosed COPD * Living in a rural area defined by Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes 4-10 * mMRC score\>=1 * English Speaking Exclusion Criteria * Inability to walk (orthopedic/neurologic/cardiac limitation causing immobility) * Cognitive impairment or inability to understand and follow instructions. * Patients with no COPD symptom burden, no breathlessness (mMRC score 0), as based on our previous studies they usually perceive no benefit from PR and do not have compliance with PR. * Traditional center-based PR was completed within 3 months of initial study recruitment. * Transition to hospice or end-of-life care at the time of screening. * Acute exacerbation at the time of screening.

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pulmonary rehabilitation program

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Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD

Locations

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona 85259

United States

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota 55905

United States