This study aims to see if a co-designed balance training programme called Sport4Steadiness (S4S), is acceptable to people with COPD and if the study procedures, including recruitment and the collection of outcomes, is feasible.
Inclusion Criteria:
Adults with spirometry confirmed diagnosis of COPD as per GOLD guidelines (FEV1/FVC ratio below 0.7) or physician confirmed COPD diagnosis
Answers yes to one or more of the Three Key Questions* or Timed up and Go Test result > 11 seconds
An ability and capacity to provide consent to the trial
Exclusion Criteria:
s.l.harrison@tees.ac.uk
Statisticians are partially blinded
Participants randomised to this arm will continue with their home based exercise programme provided by pulmonary rehabilitation as part of usual care
A balance training programme post pulmonary rehabilitation
a.carne-watson@nhs.net+7500784473
Middlesbrough, TS1 3BX, United Kingdom
s.l.harrison@tees.ac.uk+1642738512
alex.carne-watson@nhs.net
k.loughran@tees.ac.uk+7385086743
a.carne-watson@nhs.net
k.loughran@tees.ac.uk+7385086743
a.carne-watson@nhs.net+7983536310
Does Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improve Balance in People With Respiratory Disease?