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COPD Resources, Education, and Activity Designed for You Study

Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07125053

Registry updated: 2026-10-08
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Description

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.

Interventions

  • Education (self-guided) (Behavioral)
    The self-guided eduction program consists of a mailed booklet entitled, "Learning to live with COPD," along with two additional mailings with information on the ALA's Patient and Caregiver Network and the Respiratory Health Association's COPD Caregiver's Toolkit.
  • Education (counselor-led) (Behavioral)
    The counselor-led education program combines mailings with phone counseling delivered by ALA Lung Helpline counselors. Three phone sessions (20-30 minutes each) are completed over the course of 6 weeks in the main treatment phase, with two additional optional booster sessions offered between 6 and 12-weeks post-randomization. The counselor-led program follows a structured outline of curriculum for each session, focusing on the topic areas of developing a COPD exacerbation action plan, recognizing COPD exacerbations, and coping with breathlessness.
  • Physical Activity (Behavioral)
    The physical activity program will consist of a personalized prescription for home-based exercise following published guidelines, consisting of aerobic, strengthening, and flexibility exercises, tailored to participants' current fitness level and dyspnea symptoms. Aerobic exercise will incorporate ground-based walking training, a well-established, safe, and feasible physical activity program for individuals with COPD. Participants will complete three videoconference sessions (30-45 minutes each) over the course of 6 weeks in the main treatment phase, with two additional optional booster sessions between week 6 and 12.
  • Inhaler Training (Behavioral)
    Participants will receive inhaler technique education using a virtual teach-to-goal method. In each session, individuals are observed using their inhaler, provided feedback, and then observed again. Inhaler technique is scored using a checklist specific to each inhaler device. Participants will complete two inhaler training sessions via videoconference at week 1 and week 4, with an optional booster session offered at week 8.

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

Conditions

COPD

Locations

  • Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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