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Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improve Frailty in Chronic Lung Disease?
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Dynamometer, and 4 other interventions for Disease, Pulmonary. Completed, enrolled 65 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Frailty is a state of health with predisposition to adverse events, morbidity and mortality. Frailty consists of weakness, slowness, low physical activity, exhaustion, and wasting. Frailty is associated with increased hospitalizations and death in lung disease. It is unknown if pulmonary rehabilitation will improve frailty markers.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Measures of frailty taken before and after pulmonary rehabilitation.
Grip Test
Body Composition Testing
15 foot walk test
Measures energy expenditure and activity
Health-related questionnaires measuring self-reported exhaustion, emotions and disease symptoms.