Status:
COMPLETED
Dyspnea Self-Management: Internet or Face-to-Face
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is the fourth most common cause of death and the second leading cause of disability in the United States. COPD is est...
Detailed Description
At the present time, education about symptom management for patients and treatments, including exercise, are primarily provided within structured and episodic pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs. T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants will have:
- a diagnosis of COPD which is clinically stable (including medications) for at least one month;
- spirometry results showing at least mild obstructive disease defined as post bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio \<0.70 with FEV1\<80% predicted or post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio \<0.60 with FEV1\>80% predicted;
- ADL limited by dyspnea;
- a designated primary care physician;
- ability to speak English and sign consent form;
- actively using a computer and the Internet;
- no formal pulmonary rehabilitation training for at least 12 months;
- patients receiving supplemental oxygen will be acceptable if their O2 saturation can be maintained at \>80% on \<6L/min of nasal oxygen;
- understands how to and is able to rate their shortness of breath during exercise;
- age \> 40 years.
Exclusion
- Subjects will be excluded if they have active symptomatic illness (e.g., cancer, left heart failure, ischemic heart disease with known coronary artery or valvular heart disease, psychiatric illness, and neuromuscular disease).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
125 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00461162
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
August 18 2014
Active Locations (2)
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1
Dyspnea Research Group, Dept. of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
2
University of Washington, Seattle - Dept. of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195