Completed
Innovative Pulmonary Rehabilitation Telehealth Program for Improving COPD Patient Outcomes
What is being tested
Telehealth Program
Behavioral
Who is being recruted
Chronic Disease+5
+ Lung Diseases
+ Lung Diseases, Obstructive
From 45 to 75 Years
+6 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Services Research Study
Interventional
Study Start: February 2018
Summary
Principal SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: February 15, 2018
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Researchers want to learn more about telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation programs that help people with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improve physical activity and quality of life.
Official TitleInnovative Pulmonary Rehabilitation Telehealth Program for Improving COPD Patient Outcomes
Principal SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
12 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Services Research Study
These studies look at how healthcare is delivered, managed, and organized. They aim to improve care quality, patient experience, and access to treatment.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 45 to 75 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers not allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Chronic DiseaseLung DiseasesLung Diseases, ObstructivePathologic ProcessesRespiratory Tract DiseasesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsDisease AttributesPulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Criteria
3 inclusion criteria required to participate
Hospital discharge diagnosis of COPD
Spirometry-confirmed evidence of COPD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stages I to IV
Access to internet connection and knowledge on use of web-based programs
3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Persons with additional significant comorbidities including cancer, cardiac disease and physical impairments
Non-English speaking persons
The inability to provide an informed consent
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
One single intervention group is designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalParticipants will take part in a structured telehealth program for 12 weeks. Web-based educational tools will be made available to participants. Study participants will meet with a registered respiratory therapist two times per week.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Suspended
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, United StatesOpen University of Kansas Medical Center in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center