The COPD Breathlessness Manual: Cognitive-behavioural manual versus information booklets on health service use, mood and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN63986906
- Lead Sponsor
- Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. A diagnosis of COPD
2. A self-rating of breathlessness on the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale of 3,4 or 5
3. Willingness to participate
4. Ability to provide informed consent
5. Ability to read and write in English or with assistance
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known psychosis and personality disorders
2. Receiving psychological therapy
3. Participating in Pulmonary Rehabilitation or within the previous six months
4. Cognitive impairment, dementia
5. Verbal and/or written communication problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change in the number of A&E attendances over a 12 month period from pre to post intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The change in number of hospital admissions, number of hospital bed days, anxiety, depression and health status pre and post intervention. Mood and health status were collected with questionnaires at timepoints baseline, 6 weeks and 6 months.