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PEP Buddy in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
In this study, the investigators will test Veterans with COPD in Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Between two groups, the investigators will give one group a device that assists with breathing and symptoms and the other receives a 'sham' device which does not provide these benefits. The investigators will test to see if the symptoms and exercise capacity of the group who receives this device improves faster in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and has longer lasting benefits after the end of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
Official title: A Randomized, Sham Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of a Positive End Expiratory Device for Accelerating and Maintaining Pulmonary Rehabilitation Gains
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
40 Years - 89 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2026-04-01
Completion Date
2030-03-29
Last Updated
2026-02-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
PEP Buddy
This is a small, portable device worn about the neck with a lanyard, that can be used to control symptoms of breathlessness associated with chronic lung disease.
PEP Buddy Sham
A Device that appears the same as PEP Buddy but only provides the expiratory pressure of the standard-of-care pursed lip breathing
Locations (2)
Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, United States