sing the internet to help individuals stay healthy and prevent further reductions in health from existing chronic diseases
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)RespiratoryChronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN77785397
- Lead Sponsor
- McGill University (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Males and females patients with stable COPD aged 40 years and older
2. Patients who started the Living Well with COPD program
3. Have access to a computer and internet
4. Current or previous smoker (at least 10 packs per year)
5. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) after the use of a bronchodilator between 25% and 70% of the predicted normal value and FEV1 - forced vital capacity ratio less than 70%
6. Two COPD exacerbations in the previous year
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous diagnosis of asthma
2. Left congestive heart failure
3. Terminal disease
4. Dementia
5. Uncontrolled psychiatric illness
6. Long term care-facility stays
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Improvement in patients' adherence to action plan in the event of exacerbation<br>2. Action plan adherence defined as the patient taking antibiotic or prednisolone within three days of starting an acute exacerbation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Medication adherence<br>2. COPD self-efficacy<br>3. COPD specific health-related quality of life (chronic respiratory questionnaire, St George's respiratory questionnaire)<br>4. Adverse events (number of respiratory emergency deparment visits and hospitalisations)