A Randomised Controlled Trial of Self-Management Support for Primary Care Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and other Chronic Health Conditions
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMultimorbidityRespiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622000568718
- Lead Sponsor
- Professor Nicholas Zwar, Bond University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 238
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible general practices will have computer-based patient records and employ at least one PN (a registered practice nurse).
Patients will be eligible if they are: i) 40 years or older; ii) have a spirometry-confirmed diagnosis of COPD; iii) have visited their general practice in the last 12 months; and iv) have at least one existing co-morbidity.
Exclusion Criteria
Potential participants will be excluded if they: i) have significant cognitive impairment; or ii) are unable to understand English language sufficiently to complete study questionnaires and follow the intervention.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method COPD Assessment Test (CAT): This 8-item questionnaire is used to assess patients’ COPD-related quality of life and is a valid and reliable outcome measure (Cronbach’s alpha 0.79).[ At Baseline and then at 6 and 12 months following commencement of the intervention (Session 1).]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method