Physical activity is increased by a 12-week semiautomated telecoaching programme in patients with COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Conclusions
The amount and intensity of PA can be significantly increased in patients with COPD using a 12-week semiautomated telecoaching intervention including a step counter and an application installed on a smartphone.

Trial registration number:
NCT02158065.

Source: Thorax - April 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Demeyer, H., Louvaris, Z., Frei, A., Rabinovich, R. A., de Jong, C., Gimeno-Santos, E., Loeckx, M., Buttery, S. C., Rubio, N., Van der Molen, T., Hopkinson, N. S., Vogiatzis, I., Puhan, M. A., Garcia-Aymerich, J., Polkey, M. I., Troosters, T., on behalf o Tags: Open access Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Source Type: research