Journal article
Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease: a randomised controlled equivalence trial
NS Cox, CF McDonald, A Mahal, JA Alison, R Wootton, CJ Hill, P Zanaboni, P O’Halloran, J Bondarenko, H Macdonald, K Barker, H Crute, C Mellerick, B Wageck, H Boursinos, A Lahham, A Nichols, P Czupryn, M Corbett, E Handley Show all
Thorax | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2022
Abstract
Rationale Pulmonary rehabilitation is an effective treatment for people with chronic respiratory disease but is delivered to <5% of eligible individuals. This study investigated whether home-based telerehabilitation was equivalent to centre-based pulmonary rehabilitation in people with chronic respiratory disease. Methods A multicentre randomised controlled trial with assessor blinding, powered for equivalence was undertaken. Individuals with a chronic respiratory disease referred to pulmonary rehabilitation at four participating sites (one rural) were eligible and randomised using concealed allocation to pulmonary rehabilitation or telerehabilitation. Both programmes were two times per week..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Funding for this trial was from a competitive National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant (GNT 1101616). NSC is the holder of an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (GNT 1119970).