Comparing the effect of telephone and text messaging follow ups in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)

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• Conditions: Condition 1: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Condition 2: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified; Other specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; J44.9; J44.8

• Registration Number: IRCT20170122032101N4
• Lead Sponsor: Shahre-kord University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 18 May 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 105

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of COPD
Grades 2 and 3 of COPD according to the GOLD criteria
Willingness to participate in the study
Ability to speak and communicate
Having Reading and writing skills
Having a mobile phone
Ability to use SMS service
having at least 40 years of age
No enrolled in other empowerment programs during the past 6 months
No history of mental disorder according to medical record and physician's opinion

Exclusion Criteria

Diseases that make the patient's condition unstable
Unwillingness to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life. Timepoint: Before empowerment sessions and before and after intervention. Method of measurement: St George's Questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before empowerment sessions and before and after intervention. Method of measurement: The Piper Fatigue Scale.