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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)ACCEPT-TRNCT07747571

Factors Associated With Acceptance of Home-Based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation in COPD

An observational study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, run by ADIR Association at 1 site in France.

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Trial summary

Pulmonary rehabilitation improves symptoms, exercise capacity, and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but access and participation may be limited by travel, organizational, logistical, and personal barriers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
1 Sep 2026to 31 Oct 2026
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adults with COPD who were screened at ADIR Association between May 2024 and April 2025 for an 8-week home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation feasibility study.

Who may be able to join

  • Adults with COPD who were screened at ADIR Association between May 2024 and April 2025 for an 8-week home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation feasibility study. Please refer to ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT05314686.

Who cannot join

  • Not applicable

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

France1 site
  • ADIR Association

    Rouen, Normandy, 76000

    Tristan Bonnevie, PhD, +33235592970, t.bonnevie@adir-hautnormandie.com

    Tristan Bonnevie, PhD

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About this study

Official title: Factors Associated With Acceptance or Refusal of Participation in a Home-Based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation Program Among Adults With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Retrospective Study

Pulmonary rehabilitation improves symptoms, exercise capacity, and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but access and participation may be limited by travel, organizational, logistical, and personal barriers. Home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation may reduce some of these barriers, although not all eligible individuals accept this mode of care. Identifying the characteristics associated with acceptance or refusal of this model is therefore essential to better define the population most likely to benefit from this approach, tailor the program's delivery and content, and identify potential remaining barriers in order to improve access to care.

This retrospective study will use existing data from adults with COPD who were screened at ADIR Association between May 2024 and April 2025 for an 8-week home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation feasibility study. Of 50 potentially eligible individuals, 21 accepted participation and 29 declined. Demographic, clinical, functional, psychological, and geographic characteristics will be compared between individuals who accepted and those who declined participation. Documented reasons for refusal will be described, and factors associated with refusal will be explored using logistic regression.

Read the detailed description

ACCEPT-TELEREHAB is a single-center retrospective observational cohort study based on data collected during screening for the TELEREHAPP feasibility study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT05314686). The source cohort comprises all individuals with COPD who were screened and considered potentially eligible for an 8-week home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program at ADIR Association between May 2024 and April 2025. Participants will be classified according to the decision recorded at screening: acceptance or refusal of the proposed telerehabilitation program.

Data will be extracted from the original screening file, medical records, and information available from the pulmonary rehabilitation referral and assessment. Variables of interest include age, sex, body mass index, COPD severity, comorbidities, available pulmonary function and exercise-test data, long-term oxygen therapy, dyspnea, quality of life, psychological status, functional exercise capacity, previous pulmonary rehabilitation, and the setting of any previous pulmonary rehabilitation program. When a reason for declining participation was documented, it will be coded retrospectively into descriptive categories; more than one category may be assigned to a single participant.

Home-to-center distance and estimated travel time will be derived using a standardized mapping procedure. The residential address available at screening will be used to calculate the fastest car journey to ADIR Association for a standardized arrival time of 9:00 AM on a working Tuesday outside public holidays and school vacations.

Continuous variables will be summarized using means and standard deviations or medians and interquartile ranges, as appropriate. The acceptance and refusal groups will be compared using independent-samples t tests or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests for continuous variables and chi-square or Fisher exact tests for categorical variables. Differences will be reported with 95% confidence intervals. Refusal to participate will be the dependent variable in univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. Results will be reported as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.

Being tested
No intervention
Keywords
Telerehabilitation, Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation, Patient preference, Access to care
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Patient Preference

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • No interventionOther

    None for the present retrospective study.

Study groups in NCT07747571
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group 1: Accepted Home-Based Pulmonary TelerehabilitationIndividuals who accepted participation in the original 8-week home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation feasibility study and were enrolled in that study. Expected source count: 21.
Receives: Other: No intervention
Group 2: Declined Home-Based Pulmonary TelerehabilitationIndividuals who were screened and considered potentially eligible for the original feasibility study but declined participation in the proposed home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program. Expected source count: 29.
Receives: Other: No intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Participation Decision Regarding Home-Based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation

    The participation decision recorded at screening will be classified as acceptance or refusal of the proposed 8-week home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program. The number and percentage of participants in each category will be reported.

    Measured: At screening, before initiation of the proposed 8-week telerehabilitation program

Secondary outcomes (25)
  1. Documented Reasons for Refusal of Home-Based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation

    Reasons for refusal documented in the screening file or medical record will be coded retrospectively into descriptive categories and reported as numbers and percentages among participants with an available reason. More than one category may be assigned to a participant.

    Measured: At screening, when the participation decision was documented

  2. Distance From the Participant's Residence to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center

    Distance from the residence recorded at screening to ADIR Association will be calculated using a standardized mapping procedure and expressed in kilometers. The derived value will be compared between participants who accepted and declined telerehabilitation.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  3. Estimated Travel Time From the Participant Residence to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center

    The estimated duration of the fastest car journey from the residence recorded at screening to ADIR Association will be calculated using a standardized mapping procedure and expressed in minutes. The derived value will be compared between participation-decision groups.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  4. Age At Screening

    Age in years at screening will be compared between participants who accepted and declined telerehabilitation.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  5. Sex Distribution

    The number and percentage of female and male participants will be reported for each participation-decision group.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  6. Body Mass Index At Screening

    Body mass index will be calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared and compared between groups.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  7. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severity

    COPD severity available in the medical record, including Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) spirometric grade when documented, will be reported by participation-decision group.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  8. Long-term oxygen Status

    The number and percentage of participants receiving long-term oxygen therapy will be reported for each group.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  9. Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale Score

    Functional dyspnea will be assessed using the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale. Scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater dyspnea-related disability.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  10. Visual Simplified Respiratory Questionnaire Score

    Respiratory quality of life will be assessed using the Visual Simplified Respiratory Questionnaire (VSRQ). Scores range from 0 to 80, with higher scores indicating better respiratory quality of life.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  11. Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire

    Respiratory quality of life will be assessed using the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Scores range from 0 to 100, with lower scores indicating better respiratory quality of life.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  12. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Anxiety Subscale Score

    Anxiety symptoms will be assessed using the anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A). Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety symptoms.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  13. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression Subscale Score

    Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D). Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe depressive symptoms.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  14. Six-Minute Walk Distance

    Functional exercise capacity will be expressed as the distance walked during the 6-minute walk test, in meters.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  15. Six-Minute Stepper Test Performance

    Functional exercise capacity will be expressed as the number of steps completed during the 6-minute stepper test.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  16. One-Minute Sit-to-Stand Test Performance

    Functional exercise capacity will be expressed as the number of complete repetitions performed during the 1-minute sit-to-stand test.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  17. Peak Oxygen Uptake During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

    Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), when available, will be extracted from the most recent cardiopulmonary exercise test and compared between groups.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  18. Previous Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    The number and percentage of participants who had previously participated in a pulmonary rehabilitation program will be reported for each group.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  19. Setting of Previous Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    When available, the setting of previous pulmonary rehabilitation will be classified as center-based, home-based, telerehabilitation, private physiotherapy practice, hybrid or mixed, other, or unknown.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  20. Pulmonary Function at Screening - Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 Second

    The most recent forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) available at the time of screening for the initial telerehabilitation study will be extracted from the medical record. FEV1 will be reported as an absolute volume in liters and as a percentage of the predicted value. Values will be compared between participants who accepted and those who declined participation in the home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  21. Pulmonary Function at Screening - Forced Vital Capacity

    The most recent forced vital capacity (FVC) available at the time of screening for the initial telerehabilitation study will be extracted from the medical record. FVC will be reported as an absolute volume in liters and as a percentage of the predicted value. Values will be compared between participants who accepted and those who declined participation in the home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  22. Pulmonary Function at Screening - FEV1/FVC Ratio

    The most recent ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) available at the time of screening for the initial telerehabilitation study will be extracted from the medical record. The FEV1/FVC ratio will be reported as a percentage. Values will be compared between participants who accepted and those who declined participation in the home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  23. Pulmonary Function at Screening - Residual Volume

    The most recent residual volume (RV) available at the time of screening for the initial telerehabilitation study will be extracted from the medical record. RV will be reported as an absolute volume in liters and as a percentage of the predicted value. Values will be compared between participants who accepted and those who declined participation in the home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  24. Pulmonary Function at Screening - Total Lung Capacity

    The most recent total lung capacity (TLC) available at the time of screening for the initial telerehabilitation study will be extracted from the medical record. TLC will be reported as an absolute volume in liters and as a percentage of the predicted value. Values will be compared between participants who accepted and those who declined participation in the home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program.

    Measured: At the time of screening

  25. Pulmonary Function at Screening - Slow Vital Capacity

    The most recent slow vital capacity (VC) available at the time of screening for the initial telerehabilitation study will be extracted from the medical record. VC will be reported as an absolute volume in liters and as a percentage of the predicted value. Values will be compared between participants who accepted and those who declined participation in the home-based pulmonary telerehabilitation program.

    Measured: At the time of screening

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Aug 2026
  2. Study start1 Sep 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 Oct 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Oct 2026 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07747571
Sponsor's protocol ID
ACCEPT-TELEREHAB
Acronym
ACCEPT-TR
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
31 Jul 2026
Last updated
10 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data will be made available upon reasonable request for research purposes after publication. This includes de-identified data related to demographic characteristics, as well as endpoints published either in the main manuscript or any supplemental data. Requests should be sent to t.bonnevie@adirhautenormandie.com

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, run by ADIR Association at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Tristan Bonnevie, PhD (+33235592970, t.bonnevie@adir-hautenormandie.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Participation Decision Regarding Home-Based Pulmonary Telerehabilitation (time frame: At screening, before initiation of the proposed 8-week telerehabilitation program). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Aug 2026.

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