Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has been perceived as a challenging health issue without effective treatment options.
Managing COPD
is critically important due to its impact on a patient's overall health and quality of life. It is a challenging task that requires careful attention and a comprehensive approach. Effective management is noteworthy as it can greatly reduce symptoms, prevent exacerbations, and improve daily functioning. Recent progress has transformed this perception, offering new possibilities for enhancing patients' overall health and elevating their quality of life. Whether through personalized medical interventions tailored to individual needs or improved strategies for exacerbation management, or innovative non-pharmacological therapies such as
singing,
there are now diverse ways to support and improve the well-being of individuals with COPD. These integrations will help provide a comprehensive view of the advancements in COPD rehabilitation. Today, we would like to go over one of these studies that have the goal to digitize and improve COPD management.
Study Overview: Digitizing COPD Management
This study conducted by Breathment aims to revolutionize COPD management. This research aims to assess the impact of
app-based pulmonary rehabilitation teletherapy
coupled with online therapy sessions with a physiotherapist on COPD patients’ post-acute exacerbation.
Let us give you more insights on the way this promising study is conducted: The study aims to recruit participants in Germany from the Asklepios-Fachkliniken München Gauting.
These COPD patients will then be provided with guideline-supported, non-pharmacological digital pulmonary rehabilitation therapy. This approach integrates a mobile eHealth application with video therapy sessions conducted by actual physiotherapists. The intervention group (Arm 1) accesses the Breathment Therapy App with a personalized rehabilitation plan and two video therapy sessions, while the active control group (Arm 2) engages in self-directed physical training and receives informational material.
Study Overview: Digitizing COPD Management
So, how do they find out the results? The primary endpoints rather focus on dyspnea measured by the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score and physical performance assessed by the 1-minute sit-to-stand test repetition count. Secondary endpoints incorporate other aspects that are equally valuable, such as quality of life, daily step count, subjective health status, exacerbation and hospitalization frequencies and durations, user-friendliness assessment, and device-related issues.
As already mentioned above, Breathment takes the lead as the primary sponsor of this study. The collaboration between scientific research and industry stakeholders, in this case Breathment, underlines the multidisciplinary nature of this innovative research. And needless to mention that this collaboration can only take place thanks to the shared interest in advancing digital healthcare and personalized rehabilitation for COPD patients, especially post-exacerbation.
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