NCT07524023

Emotional-distress-based Integrated Care Programme in Patients With Stable COPD

Emotional-distress-based Integrated Care Programme in Patients With Stable COPD - A Feasibility Study (EmoD-2)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators have developed a new counselling service that focuses on the emotional distress experienced by people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (\*COPD\*). The new programme is led by an advanced practice nursing (\*APN\*) team. Other professionals are involved in the programme, such as medical staff and physiotherapists. The new counselling service lasts three months. Patients will receive ten counselling sessions with a specialized nurse. The overall objective of the study is to assess the feasibility of the newly developed emotional-distress-based integrated care programme.

Conditions

• COPD
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	EmoD Intervention	Outpatients in a stable phase of chronic pulmonary disease (\*COPD\*) will be aligned to a nurse-led emotional-distress-based integrated care programme for three months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-16
• Primary completion: 2026-09-10
• Completion: 2026-09-10
• First posted: 2026-04-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland