Feasibility of brief training to support pulmonary rehabilitation referral and attendance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Feasibility and acceptability testing of a very brief behavioural change approach to assist healthcare professionals discuss pulmonary rehabilitation with people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CHAT-2)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN57957331

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-05

Start date

2026-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Respiratory

Interventions

Very Brief Advice for Pulmonary Rehabilitation (VBA-PR), which includes an e-learning programme and ‘ask, assess, ask’ framework for healthcare professionals to discuss a PR referral with their COPD p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 120 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthcare professionals: Feasibility study: 1. Any healthcare professional, e.g. doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, pharmacist, paramedic, who refers people living with COPD for pulmonary rehab 2. Able to provide informed consent Intervention fidelity and receipt sub-study: 1. Healthcare professional, e.g. doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, pharmacist, paramedic, who consented to participate in the feasibility study 2. Able to provide informed consent Acceptability sub-study: 1. Healthcare professional, e.g. doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, pharmacist, paramedic, who consented to participate in the feasibility study 2. Able to provide informed consent COPD patients: Intervention fidelity and receipt sub-study: 1. Adult aged =18 years with a healthcare professional confirmed diagnosis of COPD as per GOLD criteria 2. Eligible for referral to pulmonary rehab in line with national quality standards 3. Able to provide informed consent Acceptability sub-study: 1. Adult aged =18 years with a health professional confirmed diagnosis of COPD as per GOLD criteria, whose healthcare professional has discussed pulmonary rehab with them as part of the feasibility study 2. Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Healthcare professionals: Feasibility study and intervention fidelity and receipt sub-study: 1. Cognitive impairment that would preclude taking part in an e-learning training programme Acceptability sub- study: 1. Cognitive impairment that precludes participation in a focus group or interview COPD patients: Intervention fidelity and receipt sub-study 1. Cognitive impairment that precludes participation in a discussion about PR referral Acceptability sub-study: 1. Cognitive impairment that precludes participation in a focus group or interview

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
2. Recruitment rate recorded as the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study (by 1 month), assessed using the screening and recruitment log 3. Time taken to recruit participants (reported in days) from site activation to final participant recruitment, assessed using the recruitment log 4. Reasons for not participating in the study (reported as categorical data), assessed using the screening log 5. The cluster size for the full-scale trial, assessed using the number of individual patients assessed by each HCP, assessed on study completion using the HCP’s data log 6. E-learning programme completion rate assessed following the 1-month training period, assessed using e-learning programme back-end data 7. Post-intervention referral rate measured during the 3-month data collection period, assessed using service audit data 8. Pre-intervention referral rate measured during the same 3-month period as the post-intervention referral rate but in the previous year, assessed using service audit data 9. Post-intervention PR assessment rate assessed from the start of referral rate data collection for 3 and 6 months (depending on the PR service waiting list), assessed using service audit data 10. Pre-intervention PR assessment rate assessed in the same data collection period as post-intervention assessment rate but in the previous year, assessed using service audit data. 11. Time taken to collect pre- and post-intervention referral and assessment rates (see the previous four outcomes for the time period), assessed using the study database 12. Proportion of missing data for pre- and post-intervention referral and assessment rates (see previous related outcomes for the time period), assessed using the study database 13. Confirmation of the primary outcome of the full-scale trial assessed, assessed using referral and assessment rates outcome data, as well as Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and Independent Advisory Group input 14. The sample size for	—

Measure

Time frame

2. Recruitment rate recorded as the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study (by 1 month), assessed using the screening and recruitment log 3. Time taken to recruit participants (reported in days) from site activation to final participant recruitment, assessed using the recruitment log 4. Reasons for not participating in the study (reported as categorical data), assessed using the screening log 5. The cluster size for the full-scale trial, assessed using the number of individual patients assessed by each HCP, assessed on study completion using the HCP’s data log 6. E-learning programme completion rate assessed following the 1-month training period, assessed using e-learning programme back-end data 7. Post-intervention referral rate measured during the 3-month data collection period, assessed using service audit data 8. Pre-intervention referral rate measured during the same 3-month period as the post-intervention referral rate but in the previous year, assessed using service audit data 9. Post-intervention PR assessment rate assessed from the start of referral rate data collection for 3 and 6 months (depending on the PR service waiting list), assessed using service audit data 10. Pre-intervention PR assessment rate assessed in the same data collection period as post-intervention assessment rate but in the previous year, assessed using service audit data. 11. Time taken to collect pre- and post-intervention referral and assessment rates (see the previous four outcomes for the time period), assessed using the study database 12. Proportion of missing data for pre- and post-intervention referral and assessment rates (see previous related outcomes for the time period), assessed using the study database 13. Confirmation of the primary outcome of the full-scale trial assessed, assessed using referral and assessment rates outcome data, as well as Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and Independent Advisory Group input 14. The sample size for

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactRachel Tuffnell

rachel.tuffnell@brunel.ac.uk+44 (0)7551 311641

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026