Personalised Music Feedback to Optimise Adherence to the Walking Exercise Prescription During Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Individuals Living With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is an evidence-based intervention to effectively manage the physiological and psychological effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The aims of PR are to improve symptoms of COPD, increase exercise capacity, increase independency, improve overall behaviour related to health (like exercising more), and enhance quality of life. The cornerstone of PR programmes is aerobic exercise prescription. Typically, walking exercise is used, and the prescription is individualised for each patient based on their maximal walking exercise capacity. However, adherence to walking exercise is challenging for service users, particularly when unsupervised at home. The use of music during exercise shows promise as a tool to decrease the perception of fatigue and increase motivation, but the integration of music via smartphone applications to support walking exercise adherence during PR has not been explored. This project aims to assess if a new mobile application BeatClearWalker (BCW) intervention is practical, acceptable, and effectively used by people living with COPD. The app is designed to help people living with COPD attending PR adhere to their prescribed walking pace during exercise. The BCW app provides real-time, personalised music feedback through music degradation to optimise the dose of walking exercise.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Willing and able to provide informed consent for participation in the study.

• The patient is referred for PR at the UHL.

• The patient has a confirmed diagnosis of COPD using spirometry (based on GOLD criteria)

• Male or female, aged 18+ years.

• Able to communicate in written and spoken English.

Locations
Other Locations
United Kingdom
NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - Respiratory
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Leicester
University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL)
RECRUITING
Leicester
Contact Information
Primary
Omar Alhothaly, MSc
oaea3@leicester.ac.uk
+441162502758
Backup
Mark Orme, PhD
mwo4@leicester.ac.uk
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-04-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09-26
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Music Walking Application BeatClearWalker (BCW)
As it is a single-arm feasibility study, all participants will be allocated to one arm, receiving routine personalised walking exercise while listening to music from the smartphone using the music walking application BeatClearWalker during their Pulmonary rehabilitation Programme.
Sponsors
Collaborators: University of Strathclyde, University Hospitals, Leicester
Leads: University of Leicester

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