Training of Inhalation Technique in Hospitalized Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients - a Pilot Study

Oslo University College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Treatments: Other: Inhalation technique training and discharge service

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03691324

2018/753

Details and patient eligibility

About

Inhalation drugs are essential in the treatment of COPD, in controlling symptoms and preventing exacerbations. The aim of this pilot study is to collect data necessary for the planning of future efficacy trials. We plan to assess the value of providing training in inhalation technique to hospitalized COPD patients. Data on rehospitalizations will be collected from the hospital's medical records and from the National Patient Registry . The inhalation technique of all recruited patients will de assessed at baseline. The patients will then be randomised 1:1 to the intervention or standard care group. The intervention consists of a drug counselling, focusing on inhalation technique. In addition patients in the intervention group will have their medicines personally delivered from the hospital pharmacy at discharge (discharge service). Patients will be asked to fill in questionnaires evaluating the inhalation training and the discharge service

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients admitted to the pulmonary ward, the Medical Department, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Exclusion criteria

Patients

• previously included to the study
• usually not administering their inhalation drugs themselves
• using nebulizer chamber with their drug
• who are contagious, thus restricting accessibility of personnel
• who are not able to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Patients receive an inhalation technique education based on standardized procedure developed by The Norwegian Pharmacy Association. In addition they are offered a discharge service day before or the day of discharge; a second inhalation training and dispensing of their prescribed COPD- medicines.

Treatment:

Other: Inhalation technique training and discharge service

Standard care

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients receive standard care and follow up of their COPD-treatment