Collaborative Self-Management Patient Education Will Improve Health Outcomes in COPD

Lawson Health Research Institute4 sites in 1 country182 target enrollmentOctober 2011

ConditionsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Sponsor: Lawson Health Research Institute
Enrollment: 182
Locations: 4
Primary Endpoint: COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this study is to evaluate a collaborative self-management intervention in patients with moderate to severe COPD in a primary care population. To achieve this objective the investigators developed a diagnostic and treatment pathway for the management of COPD in primary care that is based on national guidelines and focused on patient self-management.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 2011

End Date

January 2015

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Lawson Health Research Institute

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Current or Ex-smokers
•40 years of age or over
•Minimum 10 pack year smoking history
•Post-bronchodilator FEV1 of 70% or less (4 puffs of Salbutamol) and Forced Expiratory Volume at 1sec to Forced Vital Capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio 70% or less
•A history of two exacerbations (involving treatment and/or visit to a health care practitioner) in the past 3 years OR 1 exacerbation in the past year
•Provides informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•COPD exacerbation in the past 4 weeks
•Diagnosis of asthma prior to the age of 40 years
•Co-existing illness that could interfere with study results (ie. Congestive Heart Failure with exacerbation of symptoms)
•Scheduled for COPD rehabilitation
•A terminal illness

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

COPD Assessment Test (CAT)

Time Frame: 1 Year

COPD related quality of life measure in primary care.

Secondary Outcomes

Health Care Utilization for Emergency Department visits proportion and rate per year(1 year)
Health Care Utilization for Hospital Admission proportion and rate per year(1 year)
Severe Exacerbation proportion and rate per year(1 year)