Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
The purpose of this study is to determine if educational intervention is effective in reducing exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with low-risk disease.
There is growing evidence about the effectiveness of case management in preventing adverse events in patients with high-risk chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). But the majority of COPD patients belong to the low-risk category. We propose that a less intense educational intervention will have a similar beneficial effect in reducing hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits in this larger group of low-risk COPD patients.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational intervention | Experimental | Subjects in this group will receive educational brochures about management of COPD |
|
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational brochures | Behavioral | A locally developed educational brochure containing information about smoking cessation, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination, regular exercise, compliance with prescribed COPD therapy and recognition of symptoms, along with a goal setting questionnaire |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Combined frequency of admissions and ED visits for COPD over 1 year. | One year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Patient knowledge of COPD will be compared. | 1 year | |
| Use of respiratory medications will be compared | 1 year |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria: Spirometrically confirmed COPD in VISN23 registry. FEV1/FVC <70%.
Exclusion Criteria:Hospital admissions or ED visits in the VISN23 disease registry for COPD within last one year
-
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Rice, MD | Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis VA Medical Center | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55417 | United States |
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D029424 | Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008173 | Lung Diseases, Obstructive |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
|
| D020969 |
| Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |