Peer-Reviewed Publication
Thorax2025;80(4):209-217.March 18, 2025Journal Article
Smartphone application-based pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.
Rainer Gloeckl1,2, Marc Spielmanns3,4, Asta Stankeviciene5, Anne Plidschun5, Daniela Kroll6,2, Inga Jarosch6,2, Tessa Schneeberger6,2, Bernhard Ulm7, Claus F Vogelmeier8, Andreas Rembert Koczulla6,2,9
1Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schönau am Königssee, Germany rainer.gloeckl@gmx.de.
2Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
3Pulmonary Medicine, Zürcher Reha-Zentren, Wald, Switzerland.
4Faculty of Health, University Witten Herdecke, Witten, Germany.
5Kaia Health Software GmbH, Munich, Germany.
6Institute for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research, Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schönau am Königssee, Germany.
7Unabhängige Statistische Beratung Bernhard Ulm, Munich, Germany.
8Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany.
9Teaching Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an essential element of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, access to conventional face-to-face PR programmes is limited.
METHODS: This multicentre, randomised controlled trial recruited patients with COPD from 18 sites in Germany and Switzerland, aiming to evaluate the impact of 12 weeks of a mobile app (intervention grou…
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