Status:
COMPLETED
Impact of a Mobile Phone and Educational Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Kent State University
Conditions:
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Asthma COPD
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this pilot study was to: 1. partner with African American churches to increase awareness of COPD. 2. use a community-based approach to facilitate early detection of COPD in the church ...
Detailed Description
This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and impact of a combined intervention on HRQOL and three health behaviors (nutrition, physical activity, avoiding triggers) in African Americans with asthma ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible participants for the study were African American adults of 18 years and above.
- Participants had to have reported physician diagnosed (on the survey distributed at the church) or spirometry diagnosed (at the community health fair) asthma or COPD, access to a text-messaging enabled mobile phone, and provision of signed informed consent.
Exclusion
- Individuals unwilling to participate in the study and patients with other chronic lung diseases, terminal, or comorbid illnesses more severe in nature than asthma or COPD (i.e., heart disease and cancer) were excluded from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06878898
Start Date
September 1 2016
End Date
April 1 2017
Last Update
March 17 2025
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Kent State University
Kent, Ohio, United States, 44242