An interventional study of Pocket Medic and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, sponsored by Aberystwyth University. Completed at 2 sites in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-11.
Sponsored by Aberystwyth University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This study aims to assess the efficacy of Pocket Medic to promote self-management and pulmonary rehabilitation adherence in COPD patients.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) refers to a group of lung conditions characterized by airways inflammation, small airways obstruction and progressive loss of lung function. There are 900,000 people diagnosed with COPD in England and Wales but allowing for under-diagnosis, the true prevalence could be 1.5 million. Sufferers are extensive health care users; where COPD is the second most common cause of emergency hospital admission in the United Kingdom with direct National Health Service costs over £800 million per year. Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs (PRPs) aim to provide education and support for patients whilst improving clinical outcomes, however, attendance to these programs can be low.
This study aims to trial a series of digital films aimed at educating patients about their condition from the comfort of their own home. Approximately 80 patients eligible for PR will be allocated to an experimental condition to receive a series of 10 digital films alongside their standard 7-week PR, solely to receive 10 digital films, or to a control condition in the form of standard PR (no digital films). Outcome measures such as PR attendance, hospital admissions, quality of life (QoL), disease knowledge, psychological need satisfaction and motivation will be measured pre and post. Analysis of this data between the experimental and control conditions pre-post intervention will provide useful information regarding the efficacy of digital film prescriptions as an adjunct to usual PR, or on its own, and the role this may play is encouraging PR attendance.
Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: Pocket Medic · Behavioral: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Behavioral: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
10 short digital films utilising self-determination theory aiming to increase patient self-management
PR follows National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines delivering 14 sessions over 7 weeks utilising a multidisciplinary approach
Patient engagement
The level at which patients in the intervention arm watch the digital films
Time frame: 10 weeks
Patient Adherence
The level at which patients attend pulmonary rehabilitation sessions
Time frame: 10 weeks
Disease Knowledge
Scores on Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire
Time frame: 10 weeks and 6 months
Service Utilization
Number of General Practioner visits and hospitalizations
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
Psychological self-management
Patient scores on self-determination theory questionnaires modified to be relevant to COPD
Time frame: 10 weeks and 6 months
Understanding COPD self-management
Scores on the Understanding COPD self-management questionnaire
Time frame: 10 weeks and 6 months
Plan to share: No
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