Study of the Effects of Education on Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Conditions studied: COPD

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that education will improve exercise capacity, symptoms and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition, the investigators are interested in determining how education might alter various chemicals in the blood and exhaled breath that reflect inflammation in the lungs and the body as a whole. The investigators plan to enroll 42 patients into this study, with half of them participating at each of the two sites, Vermont Lung Center at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, and at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Participants will undergo a series of measurements and tests at the beginning of the study, receive formal education about COPD over the next 2 weeks, return at 6 weeks for a brief refresher session, and finally return after 12 weeks for repeat measurement and testing as was done at the beginning. Participants will be asked to keep a diary of symptoms, medication, and exercise during the study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01633697

Run by

University of Vermont

People needed

42

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women, aged 18 and older, with a physician diagnosis of COPD
• COPD defined according to GOLD criteria, with FEV1/FVC < 0.7, and FEV1 < 80% predicted.
• Current non-smoker
• Stable medical regimen for COPD over last 4 weeks
• Stable physical activity over the last 4 weeks, with no plans for any change during the duration of the study
• MRC Dyspnea Scale > 2
• Not planning to engage in any formal pulmonary rehabilitation program during the time of the study
• No use of any nutritional supplements other than standard multivitamins

You may not qualify if…

• Exacerbation of disease within previous 2 weeks
• Concomitant other respiratory disease or significant cardiovascular disease
• Previous practice of yoga
• Current use of antioxidant supplements (e.g., vitamin C, vitamin E, n-acetylcysteine)

Where it is running

• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States
• Vermont Lung Center — Colchester, Vermont, United States

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