Actively Recruiting
Improving Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Through Peer Support and Storytelling
Led by Baystate Medical Center · Updated on 2025-12-12
305
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
183 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
B
Baystate Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects approximately 16 million Americans and is characterized by recurrent exacerbations that lead to 1.5 million Emergency Department visits and 700,000 hospitalizations annually. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a structured program of exercise and self-management support that has been proven to relieve shortness of breath and increase quality of life when initiated after an exacerbation, but unfortunately, few eligible patients participate. This project will compare the effectiveness of two novel strategies - one involving video narratives of other patients telling their story of how they overcame challenges and completed PR, the other involving telephonic peer coaching with an individual with lived experience - to enhanced usual care, and to each other, at increasing patient participation in PR after an exacerbation.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving Participation in Pulmonary Rehabilitation Through Peer Support and Storytelling
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 40 years or older
- Received treatment for COPD exacerbation in inpatient or outpatient setting
- Referred for pulmonary rehabilitation
- Able to understand and communicate in English
- Willing to participate in peer coach calls and view storytelling videos
- Have a working phone
You will not qualify if you...
- Unwilling to attend pulmonary rehabilitation
- Not eligible for pulmonary rehabilitation based on clinical evaluation
- Currently enrolled in or completed 12 or more pulmonary rehabilitation sessions
- Receiving comfort measures only or hospice care
- Resident of a long-term care facility
- Unable or unwilling to give informed consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Baystate Health
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01199
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Rajashree Kotejoshyer, ScD
CONTACT
J
Jennifer Hazelton
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
3
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