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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01327456
Date of registration: 29/03/2011
Primary sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Public title: The Effects of a Self-management Intervention on Low Literacy Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Scientific title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Literacy-sensitive Self-management Intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Date of first enrolment: January 2008
Target sample size: 99
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01327456
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Daniel Jonas, MD
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Affiliation:  University of North Carolina
Name:   Darren Dewalt, MD
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Affiliation:  University of North Carolina
Name:   Katie Kiser, Pharm.D.
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Affiliation:  University of North Carolina
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- are age 18 years or older and,

- have been diagnosed with COPD

- are active patients in the General Internal Medicine or Pulmonary Clinics at the
Ambulatory Care Center

- are being treated with inhaled medication for their COPD

Exclusion Criteria:

- non-English speaking (intervention will be available in English only)

- participants unable to complete the study (either with or without assistance)

- patients who are currently experiencing an exacerbation



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Self-Management Intervention
Primary Outcome(s)
change in Inhaler use technique scores from baseline to follow-up [Time Frame: baseline and at 2-4 weeks later]
Secondary Outcome(s)
change in COPD-related knowledge from baseline to follow-up [Time Frame: baseline and 2-4 week follow-up]
change in smoking status from baseline to follow-up [Time Frame: baseline and 2-4 week follow-up]
time spent in self-management activities [Time Frame: 2-4 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
07-1771
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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