Health Condition 1: null- Patients diagnosed with COPD and have smoking as a risk factor
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pharmaceutical Care: The smokers will be identified and take them into smoking cessation clinic and appropriate counseling will be given to reduce or abstain them from smoking. Flu and
Sponsors
Sam Johnson Udaya Chander J
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age greater than or equal to 40. 2. Diagnosed to have COPD graded according to Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) as mild to very severe. 3. Receiving ongoing COPD medications. 4. Patient with or without smoking history. 5. Competent enough to consider informed consent. 6. All patients who are interested in quitting smoking.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with history of asthma, allergic rhinitis, lung operation, or other respiratory disease. 2. Patients with history of serious concomitant diseases such as heart failure, liver, or renal failure. 3. Severe mobility problems or terminal illness. 4. Mental disability. 5. Active alcohol or drug abuse. 6. Inability to understand the program. 7. Inability of informal care at home. 8. Unavailability of telephone system at home
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Health-Related Quality of Life 2. BODE Index Score 3. 52-Month MortalityTimepoint: 36 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Medication Compliance 2. Smoking status 3. Correctness of Inhaler UseTimepoint: 36 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSIVASAKTHI
RVS College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed