Tele-Pulmonary Rehabilitation For COPD Patients Living in Peripheral Areas
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Remote Group Respiratory Rehabilitation Program for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Living in Peripheral Areas as a First Step to Policy Change
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Rehabilitation
- Peripheral
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Enrolment target
- 110
- Started
- 1 July 2026
- Main results due
- 1 July 2028
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 24 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 40 years and over.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and females Patients with COPD based on accepted criteria who are eligible for reimbursement of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) according to the Israeli "health basket" criteria including one of the following: * FEV1 below 50% * Severe exacerbation (hospitalization) in the previous year * Two moderate exacerbations in the previous year * Willingness to initiate a PR or TPR programs. * Living in geographic peripheral area. * Ability to perform the TPR program or traditional PR activities as assessed by a member of the study team prior to enrollment. * Agree to participate, with signed informed consent. * Age \> 18. Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled comorbidity (e.g uncontrolled congestive heart failure). * Inability to operate the mobile application. * Without a mobile device or computer. * An exacerbation in the 2-months prior to randomization. * Completed PR program in the last 12 months. * Pregnancy. * Patients with cognitive impairment.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a key non-pharmacological intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), yet it remains underutilized, particularly among patients living in peripheral areas due to limited access, travel distance, and logistical barriers. Tele-pulmonary rehabilitation (TPR) has the potential to improve access to care, but its feasibility and effectiveness as a group-based intervention have not been well established.
The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a group-based TPR program can improve treatment initiation and adherence compared to usual care, defined as referral to standard PR, among COPD patients living in peripheral areas. In addition, the study will assess the effect of the intervention on COPD exacerbations, symptom burden, quality of life, and patient satisfaction.
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial that will enroll patients with COPD who are eligible for PR according to the Israeli health basket criteria and have not participated in PR in the past year. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: (1) referral to standard PR (control group), or (2) participation in a 12-week, twice-weekly, group-based TPR program delivered remotely via a dedicated application and video sessions (intervention group).
Study sites(1)
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07666854. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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