Clinical trialNCT04291131CompletedObservational

BRAIN, Symptoms, and Physical Activity in COPD

SponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentEnrollment9COPDChronic Musculoskeletal Pain

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Summary

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Persons with COPD have both chronic musculoskeletal pain and dyspnea that require accurate diagnosis and treatment, ultimately to optimize functional status. The investigators propose to use advanced neuroimaging techniques to understand central mechanisms of chronic pain, dyspnea, and physical activity promotion in COPD. The investigators' novel proposal to correlate subjective symptoms (chronic pain and dyspnea) with an objective central biomarker (resting state functional connectivity) and examine their changes in response to a non-pharmacological, non-addictive physical activity intervention will personalize the care of Veterans with COPD.

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Investigators

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Marilyn L. Moy, MD
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Va Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, Ma
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 1 Jul 2020
Primary completion: 30 Jun 2024
Completion: 30 Jun 2024
Last update posted: 15 Aug 2025
Registered enrollment: 9
Registry id: NCT04291131

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