Feasibility & Effect of a Tele-rehabilitation Program in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) (3-IPF)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis focused on measuring Tele-rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- In order to be eligible to participate in this study, the patient must meet all of the following criteria:
Diagnosis of either definite or possible IPF according to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) criteria Signed informed consent DLCO ≥ 30% predicted and FVC ≥ 50% predicted 6 minute walking test ≥ 150 m Adults ≥ 18 years Being clinically stable Absolute decline in DLCO & FVC should be less than 10% in the past 6 months.
Exclusion Criteria:
- A potential patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study if:
Participation in an official rehabilitation program < 4 months before start of the study Musculoskeletal disorders Severe cardiac diseases (ejection fraction < 30%, daily angina, or otherwise specified by treating cardiologist) Unable to understand informed consent Other conditions that hamper the use of tele-rehabilitation Non-Danish speaking. Unwillingness to implement the protocol
Sites / Locations
- Jose CerdanRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Intervention group "tele-rehabilitation"
Control
Each patient will have the opportunity to have minimum one Video Consultation (VC) per week the first month, one VC each second week the second month one VC a month the rest of the trial. Workout Sessions with a Virtual Physiotherapist Agent (VPA): The patient will train according to what is decided by the physiotherapist and the patient in the VC or chat meetings. Normally, the patients will train 10-20 minutes daily at home with its individual and tailored VPA. Instead of ergometer bike training, the patient will receive some easy training tools such as elastics, weights and a fitness-step that can be used in the different exercises showed by the VPA to reach the same intensity of workout. The VPA will then be animated to motivate and encourage the patient to exercises at home. A digital diary will automatically register the data obtained by the system on patient's performance.
Patients will be followed, but they do not get any other kind of treatment comparable to the intervention group treatment.