Coping Skills for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Their Caregivers
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In brief
This study is an NIH-funded clinical trial conducted at Duke University Medical Center and Ohio State University. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a telephone-based, care-giver assisted, coping skills training (CST) program in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and their caregivers. This may help COPD patients and their caregivers to deal better with the stress of lung disease. This study will test 3 primary hypotheses: 1) That enhanced CST will be more effective in improving quality of life compared to a Usual Medical Care plus COPD education and symptom management control group; 2) That enhanced CST will be associated with better medical outcomes (i.e., greater survival and fewer COPD-related physician visits or hospitalizations) compared to Controls over a follow-up period of up to 4 years; and 3) That improvements in quality of life and survival will be mediated by increased functional capacity and better coping. This proposed study builds upon our prior research by: a) adapting and refining our CST protocol, which was effective in improving psychosocial adjustment in patients awaiting lung transplantation, to a broader population of patients with COPD who are not immediate candidates for lung transplantation; b) enhancing our intervention to improve functional capacity, reduce somatic symptoms, and improve survival; c) examining the impact of CST on medical expenditures; and d) including caregivers in an enhanced CST intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00736268
- Run by
- Duke University
- People needed
- 746
- Starts
- 2008-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-08-07
Who can join
Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- male or female outpatients 21 years of age or older
- a diagnosis of COPD
- FEV1 25%-80% of predicted value
- FEV1/FVC <70%
- capacity to give informed consent and follow study procedures
You may not qualify if…
- dementia
- psychotic features including delusions or hallucinations
- acute suicide or homicide risk
- other illness (e.g., cancer) that is likely to cause death within 3 years
- unstable angina
- congestive heart failure stage III - IV by NYHA classification
- active involvement in pulmonary rehabilitation or a formal exercise program
Where it is running
- Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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