Educational intervention to improve the inhalation technique in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN60147249
- Lead Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, MInisterio de Ciencia e Innovación) (Spain)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 296
Inclusion Criteria
1. Confirmed COPD diagnosis by spirometry (SEPAR guidelines)
2. Belonging to the selected Primary Care Centers in Malaga area
3. Use of inhaled therapy
4. Accepted to participate in the study and given informed consent
5. Aged over 18 years
6. Male or female participants
Exclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosis of other respiratory conditions which are not included in the COPD definition
2. Cognitive impairment problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Performance of correct inhalation technique<br>2. The correct inhalation technique will be measured by an investigator following SEPAR guidelines
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pick flow measured at all visits<br>2. Dyspnea (Baseline dyspnea index (IDB) and Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) questionnaires), measured at all visits<br>3. Functional status (spirometry), measured at visit of inclusion, visit 2 and visit 4.<br>4. Quality of life (St George and SeguiEPOC questionnaires), measured at visit of inclusion, visit 2 and visit 4