Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients With COPD
Recruiting
Decreasing Disparity in Lung Disease: Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Rural Patients With COPD
Who can join
Ages 40 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria * 40 years of age or older * Physician-diagnosed COPD * Living in a rural area defined by Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes 4-10 * mMRC score\>=1 * English Speaking Exclusion Criteria * Inability to walk (orthopedic/neurologic/cardiac limitation causing immobility) * Cognitive impairment or inability to understand and follow instructions. * Patients with no COPD symptom burden, no breathlessness (mMRC score 0), as based on our previous studies they usually perceive no benefit from PR and do not have compliance with PR. * Traditional center-based PR was completed within 3 months of initial study recruitment. * Transition to hospice or end-of-life care at the time of screening. * Acute exacerbation at the time of screening.
About the study
The purpose of this study is to test the uptake, effectiveness, and patient-caregiver-provider experience of a crucial treatment not provided in rural areas: pulmonary rehabilitation.
What is being tested
- Pulmonary rehabilitation program (behavioral)
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Participants: 306 · Started: Apr 1, 2025
Contact the study team
- Johanna Hoult, M.A. · Phone: 507-293-1989
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06847061
Locations in the U.S.
| Arizona | Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale |
| Minnesota | Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.