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The impact of endoscopic lung volume reduction on physical activity coaching in patients with severe emphysema

Astrid Blondeel, Heleen Demeyer, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Johan Coolen, Stephanie Everaerts, Hannelore Geysen, Geert M. Verleden, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Christophe Dooms, Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens
ERJ Open Research 2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00150-2022
Astrid Blondeel
1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Heleen Demeyer
1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
2Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium
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Laurens J. Ceulemans
3Clinical department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE, department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Johan Coolen
4Clinical department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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Stephanie Everaerts
5Clinical department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Hannelore Geysen
5Clinical department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Geert M. Verleden
5Clinical department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Dirk Van Raemdonck
3Clinical department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE, department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Christophe Dooms
5Clinical department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Thierry Troosters
1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Wim Janssens
5Clinical department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Abstract

Introduction Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) aims to improve pulmonary function in severe emphysema. Physical activity (PA) coaching is expected to improve daily life PA. When improving ventilatory constrains in severe COPD, a better response to PA coaching is expected. The present study investigated the impact of PA coaching in addition to ELVR in severe emphysema.

Methods Patients allocated, based on fissure integrity, in the ELVR or no-ELVR cohort, received the PA coaching intervention with a step counter and smartphone application from 3 to 6 months follow-up. The primary endpoint of this research question was the change in daily step count from baseline to 6 months follow-up compared between the ELVR and no-ELVR cohort. The secondary endpoints were time spent in moderate to vigorous PA, movement intensity, and patient-reported experience with PA between ELVR and no-ELVR.

Results At 6 months, PA in both ELVR+coaching (1479±460 steps·day−1; p=0.001) and no-ELVR+coaching (1910±663 steps·day−1; p=0.004) improved within group, without significant between group differences (−405±781 steps·day−1; p=0.60). Patients in the ELVR group tended to experience less difficulty with PA compared to no-ELVR+coaching (7±4 points, p=0.08).

Conclusion We found that physical activity coaching is feasible and can help to enhance physical activity in patients with severe emphysema. Improving the ventilatory capacity through endoscopic lung volume reduction is not a prerequisite for a successful coaching intervention to increase objectively measured physical activity, although it alleviates patients’ experienced difficulty with physical activity in patients with severe COPD.

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This manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the ERJ Open Research. It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJOR online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article.

Conflict of interest: Astrid Blondeel has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Heleen Demeyer has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Laurens J. Ceulemans has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Johan Coolen has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Stephanie Everaerts has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Hannelore Geysen has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Geert M. Verleden has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Dirk Van Raemdonck has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Christophe Dooms has nothing to disclose.

Conflict of interest: Thierry Troosters has nothing to disclose.

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  • Received December 23, 2021.
  • Accepted April 19, 2022.
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The impact of endoscopic lung volume reduction on physical activity coaching in patients with severe emphysema
Astrid Blondeel, Heleen Demeyer, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Johan Coolen, Stephanie Everaerts, Hannelore Geysen, Geert M. Verleden, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Christophe Dooms, Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens
ERJ Open Research Jan 2022, 00150-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00150-2022

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Astrid Blondeel, Heleen Demeyer, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Johan Coolen, Stephanie Everaerts, Hannelore Geysen, Geert M. Verleden, Dirk Van Raemdonck, Christophe Dooms, Thierry Troosters, Wim Janssens
ERJ Open Research Jan 2022, 00150-2022; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00150-2022
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