Improving Psychosocial Well-being in COPD Patients in Rehabilitation

NCT ID: NCT03470025

Last Updated: 2023-06-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-10

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Because of a lack of clinical trials, there is currently a paucity of evidence on the most effective strategies to identify and address psychological co-morbidity in COPD, or on targeting these interventions to specific patient groups. The relationship between physiological disease impairment and patient's disease experience is weak. Some patients have highly impaired Quality of life (QoL) despite relatively minor lung function impairment, and others have good QoL despite severe lung function impairment. It is likely that psychological and behavioral factors may be relevant; moreover the coping strategies used by patients and their relationship to individual psychological factors have been incompletely explored. Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is part of integrated COPD patient management and its potential impact on QoL should be underlined: several studies have found that physical exercise has a beneficial effect on depression symptoms \[GOLD, 2017\].

Before initiating PR a comprehensive and careful assessment should be performed: treatment goals, specific healthcare needs, smoking status, nutritional health, self-management capacity, health educational, psychological health status and social circumstances, medical history and comorbidities, and exercise capabilities and limitations. Moreover, PR has beneficial effects on mood status and daily activities.

Sustaining Pulmonary Rehabilitation benefits and regular exercise over the long term is difficult without any maintenance strategy. The main aim of this study is to assess the Effect of the Psychological Intervention (PI) on Quality of life, psychological status and well-being, and the maintenance of Pulmonary Rehabilitation benefits, in COPD patients.

A PI based on psychoeducation and psychological and emotional support may be a key to improve Quality of life and to bring COPD patients to show a greater awareness of their health status.

Detailed Description

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In this pilot study we will perform two different methodologies of the Psychological Intervention: a telephone-based Psychological Intervention and combined face to face \& telephone-based Psychological Intervention, integrating the COPD rehabilitation.

The study will be carried out in a real life setting. An initial sample of 36 COPD patients satisfying the inclusion criteria and accepting the participation of the study will be enrolled at the PR Unit of the IRCCS "San Raffaele Pisana" Roma-Italy. The study enrollment period will be of maximum six months, the treatment period is of six months, and the interim treatment evaluation is of three months will be performed. Max study duration will be of 12 months.

The participants will be recruited prospectively from consecutively admitted patients to the inpatient PR Unit. Participants will be required to have the diagnosis of COPD according to the ATS' Guideline \[Qaseem et al., 2011\]. All participants will sign informed consent approved by the Institutional Ethic Committee.

Conditions

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COPD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Psychological Intervention

A weekly combined face to face \& telephone-based PI (F-TPI); Psychological Intervention and medical therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psychological Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

1. F-TPI group will be followed for a period of six months with a telephone-based and a face to face psychological intervention, performed by a clinical psychotherapist .
2. TPI group will be followed for a period of six months with a TPI characterized by 10 telephone clinical interviews, performed by a clinical psychotherapist.
3. CTRL group with COPD SoC without PI will follow the standard follow-up program for COPD patients after PR.

A telephone-based PI (TPI)

Psychological Intervention - A telephone-based PI (TPI); Psychological Intervention and medical therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psychological Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

1. F-TPI group will be followed for a period of six months with a telephone-based and a face to face psychological intervention, performed by a clinical psychotherapist .
2. TPI group will be followed for a period of six months with a TPI characterized by 10 telephone clinical interviews, performed by a clinical psychotherapist.
3. CTRL group with COPD SoC without PI will follow the standard follow-up program for COPD patients after PR.

Optimal medical therapy

Patients will receive optimal medical therapy

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Psychological Intervention

1. F-TPI group will be followed for a period of six months with a telephone-based and a face to face psychological intervention, performed by a clinical psychotherapist .
2. TPI group will be followed for a period of six months with a TPI characterized by 10 telephone clinical interviews, performed by a clinical psychotherapist.
3. CTRL group with COPD SoC without PI will follow the standard follow-up program for COPD patients after PR.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Medical therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of COPD
* Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥ 26
* 6 Minute Walking Test ≥ 90 meters , at admission
* Obtaining Written Informed Consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Comorbidity influencing respiratory ability and functionality
* Delta 6 Minute Walking Distance \< 60 meters, at time of admission
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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IRCCS San Raffaele Roma

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Giulia Prinzi, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana

Locations

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IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana

Roma, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

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Other Identifiers

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RP 22/17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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