A psychological intervention in COPD patients who are hospitalized with an exacerbation: a RCT to improve health related quality of life outcomes and study mechanisms of change

A psychological intervention in COPD patients who are hospitalized with an exacerbation: a RCT to improve health related quality of life outcomes and study mechanisms of change - Psychotherapy in COPD.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON33778

Enrollment

160

Registered

2007-07-18

Start date

2007-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

COPD emphysema

Interventions

Psychological intervention, aiming at improving problem-solving capability.

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: COPD, GOLD class 2-4. age 40-80 y Patientes who are hospitalized with an exacerbation or visit the outpatient clinic of the hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. comorbidity such as malignancies causing a life expectancy shorter than 1 year. 2. inability to fill out questionnaires or perform exercise tests 3. inability to undergo psychotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life, dyspnea domain (CRQ)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Levels of anxiety and depression, the other CRQ-domains (fatigue, mastery, emotional function), change in illness perception, exercise capacity (step counter) and healthcare use. Mediating effects, i.e. to see whether improvements in perceived control (Mastery), illness cognitions (IPQ) and self-management tasks are associated with a better outcome on QoL in both groups.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)