NCT05918731

Self-management in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients Compared to Usual Care

Self-management in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: A Primary Healthcare Intervention Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Crete · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evaluation of the effectiveness of COPD self-management interventions compared to usual on Quality of life, functional status, patient education, depression, and anxiety in primary healthcare users in the prefecture of Heraklion, Greece.

Detailed description

To the best of our knowledge, no previous study has examined the effects of self-management programs on patients with COPD in Greece. Therefore, the investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial with a post-test design, to evaluate the implementation and clinical effectiveness of a COPD self-management intervention compared to usual care in terms of the following outcomes: Quality of life, functional status, patient education, depression, and anxiety.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Self Management	A "training book" was given to this group, which was created for the study. The implementation process followed a five-step approach including sessions once a month for five consecutive months with a coach and follow-up phone calls after the end of the sessions.To inspire and engage patients, the sessions included a variety of educational techniques, including knowledge transfer, discussion, hands-on training, and homework. Additionally, coaches received training in motivational interviewing methods. The self-management program and all the process of data collection is described in detail on the supplementary file.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-04-01
• Primary completion: 2020-08-30
• Completion: 2021-03-30
• First posted: 2023-06-26
• Last updated: 2023-06-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece