Pennsylvania Study Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Exacerbations
Completed
Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In brief
The overall purpose of PA-SCOPE is to determine why black and rural residents of Pennsylvania might be at higher risk for deadly, debilitating, and costly hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)- and then to show that repeat acute exacerbations in high-risk patients can be reduced with one simple intervention. We believe that 1) COPD patients who are black or who live in rural areas of Pennsylvania are at higher risk of acute exacerbations requiring hospitalization and 2) this elevated risk can be reduced with one simple intervention: access to a 1-800 Temple Call Center where patients can get immediate customized advice on managing COPD exacerbations in their early stages. We will test these beliefs in PA-SCOPE. The collaborators with Temple University Hospital on the PA-SCOPE project are Lancaster General Hospital, Western Pennsylvania Hospital, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00774176
- Run by
- Temple University
- People needed
- 1066
- Starts
- 2004-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-06-29
Who can join
Age: 40 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Phase 1 \& Gene Expression: --Current hospitalization for COPD exacerbation
- Phase 1 \& 2: COPD \& ONE of the following criteria:
- History of hospitalization for COPD exacerbation, OR
- Currently on supplemental oxygen, OR
- History of evaluation for lung transplant or LVRS, OR
- >/= 6 months post-LVRS
- Phase 1 or 2:
- Current or former smoker, >/= 20 pack-yr. smoking history
- FEV1 </= 70%; FEV1/FVC </= 70%
- Life expectancy of > 6 months
You may not qualify if…
- < 20 pack-yr. smoking history
- Diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, bronchiectasis, mediastinal mass, or presence of a pulmonary mass
- Asthma
- FEV1 > 70% or FEV1/FVC >70%
Where it is running
- Lancaster General Hospital — Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Temple University School of Medicine — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Western Pennsylvania Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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