Health-promoting Competence, Coping and Quality of Life in Patients With COPD

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Coping; COPD; Quality of Life
• Interventions: Other: Self management program

• Registration Number: NCT02479841
• Lead Sponsor: Helse Fonna

Brief Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality and disability, and by 2020, it is expected to be the third leading cause of mortality worldwide. COPD is a major public health concern and has considerable impact on health and quality of life.

For this study an evidence based self-management program is developed, the purpose of the study is to see if this self-management program, in collaboration between specialized health services and municipality health services, improves patients with COPD health-promoting competence, coping and quality of life, and reduces health service costs.The study has a RCT design.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-22
• Study Start: 2015-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-24
• Primary Completion: 2017-10
• Study Completion: 2023-12
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 225

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of COPD, GOLD 2-4
• Speak and understand norwegian
• Adult

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
self management program	Self management program	Participation in an 11 week self-management program

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Health promoting competence, HeiQ	Before, after, and 3,6 and 12 months after comlepting the intervention (self-management program)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Helse Fonna; 🇳🇴 Haugesund, Norway