A Self-management Programme of Activity Coping and Education for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: is it effective in primary care?

ISRCTN ISRCTN35501175
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN35501175
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
25/08/2009
Registration date
08/04/2010
Last edited
10/11/2016
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 of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Sally Singh
Scientific

Department of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Glenfield Hospital
Leicester
LE3 9QP
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)116 250 2350
Email sally.singh@uhl-tr.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designParallel-group randomised clinical trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised parallel trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleA randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a Self-management Programme of Activity Coping and Education for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease delivered in primary care
Study acronymSPACE for COPD
Study objectivesThe hypothesis is that a structured education and self-management programme for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will promote independence and improve their quality of life and physical function.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
InterventionParticipants in the intervention group will receive a 171-page A4 workbook comprising sections on disease education, stress management strategies, breathing control advice and techniques to improve exercise capacity and levels of domestic physical activity. It also includes an individual action plan designed to help cope with exacerbations. Motivational telephone calls will be made at 2 and 5 weeks, 3 and 5 months to encourage participants to complete the manual and pursue an active lifestyle. It is anticipated that participants will have worked through the manual in approximately eight weeks.

The control group arm will be monitored in primary care according to the practice framework. Changes in medication during the study period will be recorded. Participants in this group will receive telephone contact to check for GP and hospital contacts and to arrange follow-up visits.

Outcome measures will be collected at the initial assessment, and eight weeks and six months after this assessment to determine the short and medium term effects for both study groups.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureHealth status determined by Chronic Respiratory Disease Self-Reported Questionnaire - dyspnoea component, measured at the initial assessment, and at 8 weeks and 6 months after this assessment
Secondary outcome measuresMeasured at the initial assessment, and at 8 weeks and 6 months after this assessment:
1. Domestic physical activity
2. Exercise capacity
3. Mental wellbeing
4. Self-efficacy
5. Health utilisation
6. Task completion
7. Adherence
8. Patient knowledge
9. Exacerbation rates
Overall study start date30/09/2009
Completion date30/09/2012

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAll
SexBoth
Target number of participants192
Key inclusion criteriaPatients (no age limit, either sex) with an established diagnosis of COPD according to international guidelines and Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale 2 - 5.
Key exclusion criteria1. Inability to participate in interventions designed to improve physical capacity, e.g., neurological, locomotive or psychiatric disability
2. Unwillingness to participate
3. Participation in other research projects
4. Inability to read English
5. Participation in rehabilitation in the last 12 months
6. Patients must have been clinically stable for four weeks
Date of first enrolment30/09/2009
Date of final enrolment30/09/2012

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Glenfield Hospital
Leicester
LE3 9QP
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

c/o Carolyn Maloney
Gwendolen House
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4PY
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.uhl-tr.nhs.uk/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/02fha3693

Funders

Funder type

Government

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) (UK) - Collaboration in Applied Health Research and Care for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland (CLAHRC-LNR)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
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?
Results article results 01/12/2014 Yes No
Other publications economic evaluation 01/02/2016 Yes No

Editorial Notes

10/11/2016: Publication reference added.