Mechanistic Effects of Health Coaching to Reduce COPD Hospitalizations
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This pilot study will explore the benefit of Health Coaching on patients with severe symptoms of COPD.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
Participants will be randomized to either 12 weeks of weekly telephone health coaching calls followed by 12 weeks of living a normal life or 12 weeks of living a normal life (in addition to 6 brief educational guides and 6 non-health related calls), followed by 12 weeks of health coaching over the phone.
Questionnaires and an activity monitor worn for one week will be used at baseline, 3,6 and 12 months.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Participants in this group will receive 12 weekly health coaching calls followed by 12 weeks of living a normal life. |
Behavioral: Health Coaching Calls
12 weekly health coaching calls
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Active Comparator: Attention Control Participants in this group will receive 6 educational guides and 6 calls to remind them to read the educational guides (over a 12 week period). The participants will then move to 12 weeks of weekly health coaching calls. |
Behavioral: Wait list control
after being 12 week in the usual care arm , patient will compassionately be offered the health coaching intervention
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Health related Quality of life [Baseline and 3 months]
Chronic Respiratory questionnaire
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Health care utilization (hospitalization or ED visits) [Baseline and 3 months]
COPD exacerbations
- Daily Physical activity [Baseline and 3 months]
Actigraph monitor
- Self Management [Baseline and 3 months]
Self Management Ability Scale-30 item questionnaire measuring ability and function. Score range is 0-100, higher score is best.
- Meaning in Life [Baseline and 3 months]
Meaning in Life MLQ- 10 item questionnaire measures engagement and valued meaning and purpose in life. Scores range from 5-35. The higher the score the more meaning and purpose a person feels in their life.
- Patient Health [Baseline and 3 months]
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 item questionnaire that screens for the presence of depression. Scores range from 0-27, a higher score suggests the presence of depression.
- Anxiety [Baseline and 3 months]
GAD-2 item questionnaire that screens for anxiety. Scores range from 0-6, a higher score suggests that anxiety may be present.
Eligibility Criteria
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
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | United States | 55905 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mayo Clinic
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Roberto P Benzo, Mayo Clinic
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 18-000780 (Pilot Study)
- 1K24HL138150-01A1