Mobile-phone based education of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for their improvement in quality of life.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J441- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
1.Confirmed diagnosis with mild, moderate or severe COPD as per GOLD criteria
2.Have basic digital literacy
3.Can read English or Hindi
4.Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with coexisting non-COPD pulmonary conditions (e.g., lung cancer, asthma, sarcoidosis, active tuberculosis, lung fibrosis, chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, allergic Broncho-pulmonary aspergillosis, interstitial lung disease)
2.Exacerbation in the past four weeks (at the time of recruitment)
3.Prior lung-volume reduction surgery and/or lung transplant
4.Long-term supplemental oxygen =12h/day
5. >6 weeks of oral corticosteroids
6.Serious or uncontrolled comorbidities (including severe psychological disorders) likely to interfere with the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Health-related quality of lifeTimepoint: Data will be collected at 3rd, 6th and 12th month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Change in knowledge, attitude and practice on self-management of COPD <br/ ><br>2.Adherence to drugs including the correct method of using inhalers <br/ ><br>3.Six-minute walk test and mMRC dyspnea score <br/ ><br>4.Acute exacerbations, hospital visits and hospital admissions <br/ ><br>5.Self-reported smoking cessation <br/ ><br>6.Cost-effectivenessTimepoint: Data will be collected at 3rd, 6th and 12th month