Home-based Exercise Training for COPD Patients (HOMEX-2)

Exercise training is an important component of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and numerous trials have shown large improvements in health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and exercise capacity in persons with COPD. However, the great majority of patients who would benefit from PR never follow such a program. Moreover, many COPD patients are either not instructed to exercise at all or fail to adhere to exercise training at home after completing PR. This study evaluates a newly developed exercise training program that requires minimal equipment (i.e., only a chair and elastic bands) and can be easily implemented long‐term in the patient's home‐setting.