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Emotional-distress-based Integrated Care Programme in Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Led by University of Zurich · Updated on 2026-03-02
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
34 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators have developed a new counseling service that focuses on the emotional distress experienced by people living with COPD. The service has been specially developed for patients who have experienced a deterioration in their lung condition (known as an acute exacerbation of COPD). The new program is led by an APN team. Other professionals are involved in the program, such as medical staff and physiotherapists. The new counseling service lasts three months. Patients will receive ten counseling sessions with a specialized nurse. The overall objective of the study is to assess the feasibility of the newly developed emotional-distress-based integrated care programme.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Emotional-distress-based Integrated Care Programme in Patients With an Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD (GOLD 1-4)
- Hospitalisation due to a COPD exacerbation and decision to start with steroids and/or antibiotics (severe exacerbation)
- Age 218
- Inpatient on the pneumology or medical ward
You will not qualify if you...
- Cognitive impairment (dementia, delirium) (DOS>3 or AES>6 or Mini-Cog<3)
- Unstable psychiatric disorders
- Not speaking German
- Lung transplant
- Pneumonia caused by chronic colonization by bacteria (Legionella, nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM))
- Unable to telephone
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University Hospital Zürich
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, 8091
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Gabriela Schmid-Mohler, PD PhD
CONTACT
C
Christine Hübsch, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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