My Lung Health Coach-A Virtual COPD Self-management Support Program Integrated Into the Electronic Patient Record

ConditionCopd
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-100
SponsorWomen's College Hospital

About this trial

Study Description: My Lung Health Coach (MLHC) is a virtual COPD education and self-management support program delivered through one-on-one sessions with a Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) over 12 weeks. It includes six sessions that cover essential COPD topics such as: Basic COPD knowledge, Smoking cessation, Medications (inhalers, oxygen), Physical activity, Mental health and wellness, Vaccinations, Symptom self-management, Nutrition, Travel, and Long-term planning (including end-of-life care). The investigators have also developed a companion app to MLHC integrated into the electronic patient record that patients can access through their EPIC MyHealth app on the participants phones, tablets, or desktops. This study will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of MLHC and the companion app.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Must be deemed to have capacity to provide informed consent;

Must sign and date the informed consent form;

Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures;

Be diagnosed with COPD as per a WCH Respirologist

Disqualifiers

Experienced a COPD exacerbation in the 4 previous weeks to study enrollment

Co-diagnosis of asthma by a WCH Respirologist

Significant co-morbidities that could interfere with program participation or terminal illness

Unwilling to download and use the Epic Care Companion app and has a unsuitable mobile device to do this

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • My Lung Health Coach

    Behavioral

    Virtual education and self-management program with companion application

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Single Arm BehavioralExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Feasibility (system use): Number of patients who started program over total offered, over one year.

Number of patients who started program over total offered for one year.

Time frame
1 year
2

Feasibility (system use): Number of patients who completed program over total started, over one year.

Number of patients who completed program over total started for one year.

Time frame
1 year
3

Feasibility (system use): Number of providers who referred patients to the program over total Number of providers, over approximately one year.

Number of providers who referred patients to the program over total Number of providers, over approximately one year.

Time frame
1 year
4

Effectiveness (clinical outcomes): Number of COPD-related outpatient visits

Number of COPD-related outpatient visits

Time frame
outcomes will be collected prior to program commencement, at program completion (3 month), and at 6-month follow-up.

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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