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NCT Number: NCT03144557

Efficacy of an Education Protocol in the Correction of Inhalation Techniques in COPD

This study evaluates the implementation of an education protocol and its impact on the correct inhalation technique in COPD patients presenting errors or mistakes. There will be 4 sessions, in each one the inhalation technique will be evaluated using a checklist of steps. Whenever errors are found, the correct use of each device will be educated through verbal explanation and written material will be delivered.

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Key information

Conditions

COPD Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Education Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, C1181ACH, Argentina

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with COPD diagnosed by spirometry (presence of a postbronchodilator FEV1 / FVC ratio <0.7)
  • Over 40 years old
  • Use any of the following devices: metered dose inhaler, HandiHaler, Turbuhaler, Diskus, Aerolizer
  • Have at least one error in the inhalation technique
  • Signature of informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Artificial airway
  • Cognitive impairment noted in the medical history
  • Hearing loss that complicates the compression of simple orders
  • Bilateral amaurosis
  • Functional dependence for the use of inhalers
  • Presence of abnormal movements in the upper limbs that interfere and / or impede the correct use of the devices

Treatment and study plan

Education

Other

Education protocol included 4 individual sessions of verbal and graphic instructions to correct inhalation technique in patients with COPD

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in the inhalation technique

    Time frame: Baseline and every session (48-72 hours)

    If the patient that presented errors or mistakes corrected inhalation technique

Secondary outcomes

  1. Type of error

    Time frame: Baseline

    Frequent errors in inhalation technique using different inhaler devices

  2. Inhalation device

    Time frame: Baseline

    Inhaler that presents the greatest number of mistakes

  3. Patient's characteristics

    Time frame: Baseline

    Characteristics of the patients who do not perform the inhalation technique correctly and those who, despite having completed the education protocol, continue to perform it incorrectly

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of an Education Protocol in the Correction of Inhalation Techniques in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
May 9, 2017
Registry last updated
May 9, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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