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Patient Education in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - Effect and Costs

NCT00705302 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2017-02-13

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the long term effect of a self-help group in a patient education program for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Conditions

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group training with self-help group

Combined educational and exercise program for pulmonary rehabilitation, with (1) or without(2 a self-help group. The educational part consists firstly of two days with group meetings with information from medical doctor, pharmacist, psychologist, ergonomist, nurse, social worker, physiotherapist and a clinical nutritional physiologist. One more day will be held after 3 months and it is the participants themselves who decide on the content of these days. An experienced patient will participate throughout the course. The exercise part consists of group training twice a week for 3 months with 10-15 participants in each group. Patients will instead of five of the group training sessions, participate in a self-help group.

BEHAVIORAL

Group training

Combined educational and exercise program for pulmonary rehabilitation. The educational part consists firstly of two days with group meetings with information from medical doctor, pharmacist, psychologist, ergonomist, nurse, social worker, physiotherapist and a clinical nutritional physiologist. One more day will be held after 3 months and it is the participants themselves who decide on the content of these days. An experienced patient will participate throughout the course. The exercise part consists of group training twice a week for 3 months with 10-15 participants in each group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aslak Steinsbekk, PhD · Norwegian University of Technology and Science

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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