Laying the Foundation for Building a Resilient KPNC Community in the Face of Worsening Air Quality Due to Wildfire Smoke

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Exacerbation of COPD, Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

In brief

The overarching goal of this project is to conduct a pilot intervention in high-risk Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to mitigate their exposure to poor air quality and decrease exacerbations of lung disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07118189

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

20

Starts

2025-10-07

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• KPNC patients
• enrolled in Care Plus
• non-smoking
• oxygen-dependent
• adults aged ≥65 years old
• have had membership for at least 1 year prior to data extraction not counting </=3mo gaps)
• have known COPD (at least 2 encounters with COPD ICD codes over a 3 year period in the 10 years prior to data extraction using the following ICD codes: ICD-9 491.21, 491.22, 491.8, 491.9, 492.8, 493.2, 493.21, 493.22, 496 and ICD-10 J44.1, J44.0, J41.8, J44.9, J42)15
• have picked up at least 1 controller inhaler at the pharmacy within 1 year prior to data extraction
• at least 2 exacerbations of COPD treated in any setting (outpatient or acute care) within 1 year before to data extraction.

You may not qualify if…

• with <1 year of continuous membership prior to the date they entered the cohort, allowing for 3-month, non-contiguous gaps
• any diagnosis with any of the past or present problems: blindness, dementia, deaf or hearing impaired, hospice admission, "tracheostomy" procedure code or problems and/or attached to a ventilator
• hearing, visually, physically, memory, and/or speech impaired
• those on the "Do Not Call" list
• non-English speakers.

Where it is running

• Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research — Pleasanton, California, United States

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