Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Conditions
Keywords
COPD
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if educational intervention is effective in reducing exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with low-risk disease.
Detailed description
There is growing evidence about the effectiveness of case management in preventing adverse events in patients with high-risk chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). But the majority of COPD patients belong to the low-risk category. We propose that a less intense educational intervention will have a similar beneficial effect in reducing hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits in this larger group of low-risk COPD patients.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEducational brochures
A locally developed educational brochure containing information about smoking cessation, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination, regular exercise, compliance with prescribed COPD therapy and recognition of symptoms, along with a goal setting questionnaire
Sponsors
VA Midwest Health Care Network
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Spirometrically confirmed COPD in VISN23 registry. FEV1/FVC \<70%.
Exclusion criteria
Hospital admissions or ED visits in the VISN23 disease registry for COPD within last one year \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Combined frequency of admissions and ED visits for COPD over 1 year. | One year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient knowledge of COPD will be compared. | 1 year |
| Use of respiratory medications will be compared | 1 year |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed