Feasibility and Safety of Street Racket in the Context of Outpatient Lung Rehabilitation

Zusammenfassung der Studie

This study investigates whether Street Racket, a simple, adaptable, and playful form of movement, can be safely and meaningfully integrated into outpatient lung rehabilitation for people with chronic lung diseases. Lung rehabilitation programs are effective and can help reduce hospital stays, but participation rates are often low. The aim of the study is to assess the safety and feasibility of Street Racket in the lung rehabilitation setting, thereby creating more attractive training opportunities. Adults aged 18 and over who are currently participating in outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation at the University Hospital Zurich can participate. All genders with various lung diseases who are physically and mentally capable of standing or walking for up to an hour are included. Individuals who are permanently reliant on non-portable oxygen devices, require walking aids due to balance disorders, or cannot participate due to language, psychological, or orthopedic limitations are excluded. Over a period of 12 months, at least 12 participants will be included in the study. Street Racket will be offered as a voluntary, additional training session once a week for all lung rehabilitation participants. Study participants will fill out a short questionnaire after the first and last training sessions to evaluate acceptance, appropriateness, and feasibility. Additionally, perceived shortness of breath will be recorded at each session, and participation will be documented, including any reasons for absence. All data will be analyzed descriptively.

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Untersuchte Intervention

Street Racket will be offered once a week as an optional additional training session within the outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program. The exact structure of the session will be adjusted based on group size and skill level. Typically, a session consists of a warm-up followed by four play intervals of 8 minutes each, interrupted by 2-minute breaks, and ends with a 5-minute cool-down. Depending on the participants' needs, the training can also be adjusted, for example, with more exercises for balance or concentration. Street Racket is highly adaptable in terms of difficulty level and physical requirements, allowing people with different fitness levels to participate together. For the game, each person needs a racket and one ball per playing field. These will be provided to participants during the training session. The playing fields are drawn directly on the ground and can be flexibly adjusted in size. In the classic 1-on-1 game, three squares are drawn in a row on the ground. Each person stands behind their own square; the middle square is the neutral zone and replaces the net. The goal is to hit the ball with an upward motion from one's own field so that it bounces once in the other person's field. The return hit is then made in the same way. Smashes are not allowed; only underhand hits may be executed. In addition to the 1-on-1 game, there are many other game variations, such as 2-on-2, four people against each other, or games against a wall.

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Untersuchte Krankheit(en)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases, pulmonary hypertension, lung transplantation, and other lung diseases that benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation.

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Sponsor

PD Dr. med. Mona Lichtblau Klinik für Pneumology, Abteilung pulmonale Hypertonie Universitätsspital Zürich

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Name der bewilligenden Ethikkommission (bei multizentrischen Studien nur die Leitkommission)

Ethikkommission Zürich

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Datum der Bewilligung durch die Ethikkommission

24.10.2025

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Ergebnisse der Studie