Mechanistic Effects of Health Coaching to Reduce Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Hospitalizations

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emphysema; COPD

Treatments: Behavioral: Health Coaching Calls; Behavioral: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03837847

1K24HL138150-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

18-000780

Details and patient eligibility

About

The researchers are trying to explore the benefit of Health Coaching on patients with severe symptoms of COPD.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Men and women 40 years or older with a clinical diagnosis of COPD with shortness of breath.

Exclusion: terminal illness, inability to communicate by phone

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Health Coaching

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive health coaching calls

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health Coaching Calls

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this group will receive 6 educational guides

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control