Tablet-assisted Training in Exacerbated COPD

NCT ID: NCT03601403

Last Updated: 2018-12-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 42 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-04-30

Brief Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a public health problem with great morbidity. The main therapeutic strategy is inhalers. The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of a tablet-assisted training in the use of inhalers in patients with COPD including ventilatory re-education and video recordings of the patients themselves.

Detailed Description

The importance of this pathology lies not only in its high prevalence, which is expected to increase due to the aging of society but also in its high mortality. In Europe, it is estimated that 50% of adult patients do not use the inhaler correctly. The clinical development of COPD includes periods of stability interspersed with symptomatic exacerbations, which usually involve hospitalization. During these hospitalizations, respiratory symptoms are worsening.Nevertheless, in Europe, it is estimated that 50% of adult patients do not use the inhaler correctly. Thus, it is very important the pharmacological education in this patients.

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

CONTROL GROUP

Received the standard medical and pharmacological care provided by the hospital

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Inhaler technique

The intervention group received the standard medical and pharmacological care provided by the hospital. In addition, a tablet-assisted training on the use of inhalers, which included an explanation of the use of inhalers together with a ventilatory re-education program.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

inhaler technique

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The first day of the intervention consisted primarily of ventilatory re-education. During the realization of the technique, he was videotaped with a Tablet so that later the patient could be seen and on the video to be able to give him the guidelines for the correction. On the second and third day of the intervention, ventilation re-education was performed and the inhalation technique was subsequently trained.

Interventions

inhaler technique

The first day of the intervention consisted primarily of ventilatory re-education. During the realization of the technique, he was videotaped with a Tablet so that later the patient could be seen and on the video to be able to give him the guidelines for the correction. On the second and third day of the intervention, ventilation re-education was performed and the inhalation technique was subsequently trained.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosed of exacerbation of COPD.
• To possess pharmacological treatment in the form of inhalers.

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to provide informed consent.
• Presence of psychiatric or cognitive disorders.
• Organ failure or cancer.
• Inability to cooperate.
• Patients who had experienced an exacerbation in the last month.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 100 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Universidad de Granada

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Marie Carmen Valenza

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

M. Carmen Valenza, PH MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Physical Therapy. University of Granada.

Locations

Faculty of Health Sciences. University of Granada.

Granada, Granada, Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

DF0075UG

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id