Patient self-management in primary care patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

ISRCTN ISRCTN06710391
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN06710391
Secondary identifying numbers 14642
Submission date
21/11/2013
Registration date
21/11/2013
Last edited
26/07/2019
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Respiratory
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Background and study aims
We are conducting a study to find out the effectiveness of a nurse-led telephone-based self-management service that is designed to help people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) to improve their health-related quality of life. Findings generated from the study will contribute to existing research evidence and inform the design of self-management methods in GP surgeries for people who report only mild symptoms of their COPD.

Who can participate?
Adult patients with COPD can take part in this study.

What does the study involve?
Patients will be randomly allocated to one of two groups: self-management package or usual care. The package will include smoking cessation advice; encouragement to become physically active; medication adherence and for those patients with recurrent chest infections, action planning to identify an exacerbation early. It will be delivered by telephone by a nurse with one initial 45-60 minute consultation followed by three 15-20 minute telephone contacts over a three-month period (at about 3, 7 and 11 weeks) with individually tailored written supportive materials following telephone contacts. Data will be collected at 6 and 12 months after allocation.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Participants will receive support to self-manage their COPD. Further information about NHS services will be provided upon request. There are no known risks in taking part in this study.

Where is the study run from?
This study is run across four sites in the UK: University of Birmingham, University of Keele, University of Manchester and the University of Oxford. These four sites will be working in collaboration with general practices in their localities.

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
September 2013 to December 2016

Who is funding the study?
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK)

Who is the main contact?
1. Professor Kate Jolly (c.b.jolly@bham.ac.uk)
2. Professor David Fitzmaurice (d.a.fitzmaurice@bham.ac.uk)
3. Dr Manbinder Sidhu (m.s.sidhu@bham.ac.uk)

Contact information

Dr Manbinder Sidhu
Scientific

Primary Care Clinical Sciences
School of Health and Population Sciences
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Email m.s.sidhu@bham.ac.uk
Prof Kate Jolly
Scientific

Public Health Building
School of Health & Population Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)121 414 7552
Email c.b.jolly@bham.ac.uk

Study information

Study designBoth; Interventional; Design type: Process of Care, Treatment
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titlePatient self-management in primary care patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial
Study acronymPSM-COPD
Study hypothesisThe study will commence with a feasibility study followed by a randomised controlled trial of a telephone-based self-management intervention compared with usual care.

The feasibility study aims to check that the training package is appropriate and sufficient for the delivery of the intervention; that uptake and adherence to the intervention are sufficiently high; that the respiratory questionnaires are appropriate for people with mild COPD and to obtain insights into the patient experience of receiving the self-management intervention and how the intervention may affect costs and health outcomes.

RCT: Randomisation will be performed centrally by computer at the Primary Care Clinical Trials Unit, University of Birmingham. The RCT will comprise a telephone-based self-management package of 4 components compared with usual care. The 4 components are smoking cessation, promotion of physical activity, medication adherence and action planning. The primary outcome is HRQoL measured using the St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).
Ethics approval(s)13/WM/0206; First MREC approval date 16/07/2013
ConditionTopic: Primary Care Research Network for England; Subtopic: Not Assigned; Disease: All Diseases
InterventionPatients will be randomised to the intervention or usual care in the main trial with a 1:1 ratio. Supported self-management, Nurse-supported telephone self-management. Self-management includes 4 elements: smoking cessation, physical activity, correct inhaler technique and action planning for an exacerbation.; Follow Up Length: 12 month(s); Study Entry : Single Randomisation only
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureSt George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ); Timepoint(s): 6 and 12 months follow-up
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date16/09/2013
Overall study end date30/12/2016

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned Sample Size: 553; UK Sample Size: 553; Description: Up to 30 patients will be recruited for the feasibility study, and 553 will be recruited on to the main trial.
Participant inclusion criteriaOn COPD primary care register with MRC dyspnoea grade 1 and 2
Target Gender: Male & Female ; Lower Age Limit 18 years
Participant exclusion criteria1. COPD MRC grade 3 and above
2. COPD unconfirmed by post-bronchodilator spirometry (FEV1/FVC ration above 5th percentile of the predicted values for their age, height, sex and ethnicity, using the ECCS equations)
Recruitment start date18/03/2014
Recruitment end date05/02/2015

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centres

Primary Care Clinical Sciences
School of Health and Population Sciences
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom
The University of Manchester
Centre for Primary Care: Institute of Population Health
Williamson Building
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
University of Oxford
New Radcliffe House
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
United Kingdom
Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5BG
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Birmingham
University/education

Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
England
United Kingdom

ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/03angcq70

Funders

Funder type

Government

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) - School for Primary Care Research; Grant Codes: 174

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date30/12/2017
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 22/02/2015 Yes No
Results article results 13/06/2018 Yes No
Results article SWAT results 24/07/2019 26/07/2019 Yes No
HRA research summary 28/06/2023 No No

Editorial Notes

26/07/2019: Publication reference added.
19/06/2018: Publication reference added.
01/09/2016: The overall trial end date was changed from 30/09/2015 to 30/12/2016.