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
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