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COPD Resources, Education, and Activity Designed for You Study

Optimizing Effectiveness and Implementation of COPD Self-Management Treatment

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
40 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 12 months

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Determine the main and interactive effects of three treatment components (i.e., self-management education, inhaler training, and physical activity) on a) respiratory-related hospitalizations over 12 months (primary outcome), and b) health-related quality of life (secondary outcome) by conducting a 2x2x2 factorial experiment."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests which parts of a COPD self-care program work best and how to use them in everyday care. COPD is a long-term lung disease that makes breathing hard. The study is for adults age 40 or older who have COPD and have been in the hospital for it in the past year.

Although COPD self-management treatment programs are effective in reducing COPD-related hospitalizations and increasing quality of life, there is a limited understanding of 'how and why' they work. The proposed research will use an engineering-inspired study design to identify effective COPD self-management treatment components and guide its 'real world' implementation. The long-term goal of this line of research is to build an optimized COPD self-management program, and scale the program up to reduce the burden of COPD at a population health level.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Live in the continental United States.
  • Be age 40 or older.
  • Report that a doctor has told you that you have COPD.
  • Report a hospital stay for COPD in the past 12 months.
  • Use medicine you breathe in for COPD at least once a week.
  • Have access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer with an internet connection to do study tasks.

Who can't join

  • Had a COPD flare-up in the past month.
  • Have new or worsening chest pain that happens when you are not being active.
  • Have memory or thinking problems that prevent you from agreeing to join or following study steps.
  • Have an illness other than COPD that is expected to leave you with less than 6 months to live.
  • Live in a long-term care setting, such as a nursing home or assisted living.
  • Cannot do light activity, such as walking, stretching, or leg exercises.
  • Cannot speak or read English.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Residence in the continental United States * Age 40 years or older * Report a physician diagnosis of COPD * Report a COPD-related hospitalization over the past 12 months * Use an inhaled medication for COPD at least once per week * Have access to a connected device (i.e., smartphone, tablet, and/ or computer) to complete study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * COPD exacerbation within the past month * New or worsening chest pain that happens without exertion * Cognitive dysfunction impairing ability to provide informed consent and follow study procedures * Terminal illness (i.e., \< 6 month life expectancy) that is non-COPD related * Living at a chronic care facility (i.e., nursing home, assisted living) * Inability to participate in mild physical activity such as walking, stretching, and lower limb exercises * Inability to speak/ read English

Study sites (1)

IL