Status:
UNKNOWN
GECo: Implementation and Effectiveness of COPD Self Management Action Plans in Low and Middle Income Countries
Lead Sponsor:
University College, London
Collaborating Sponsors:
Johns Hopkins University
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Conditions:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will randomise people with clinically significant COPD (GOLD Grade B-D) to usual care or provision of a self-management action plan supported by monthly follow-up visits from a community he...
Detailed Description
The investigators will determine whether a self-directed COPD Action Plan for the management of COPD exacerbations can be implemented with trained community health workers (CHWs). The investigators hy...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female participants aged ≥40 years
- Full-time resident in the area (living in area \> 6 months)
- Able to perform adequate quality spirometry
- Capable of providing informed consent
- Identified as having COPD grade B-D as per GOLD criteria
Exclusion
- Pregnancy (self-reported)
- Currently has active pulmonary TB or is taking medications for pulmonary TB
- Identified as having COPD grade A as per GOLD criteria
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
240 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03359915
Start Date
December 1 2017
End Date
February 1 2020
Last Update
December 4 2017
Active Locations (3)
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1
Institute of Medicine
Kathmandu, Nepal
2
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
3
Makerere University Lung Institute
Makerere, Uganda