The impact of endoscopic lung volume reduction on physical activity coaching in patients with severe emphysema
- Astrid Blondeel1,
- Heleen Demeyer1,2,
- Laurens J. Ceulemans3,
- Johan Coolen4,
- Stephanie Everaerts5,
- Hannelore Geysen5,
- Geert M. Verleden5,
- Dirk Van Raemdonck3,
- Christophe Dooms5,
- Thierry Troosters1 and
- Wim Janssens5⇑
- 1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
- 2Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium
- 3Clinical department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE, department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
- 4Clinical department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
- 5Clinical department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, BREATHE department CHROMETA, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Corresponding author: Wim Janssens (wim.janssens{at}uzleuven.be)
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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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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