Doheny 2013.

Trial name or title	The effectiveness of pharmacist‐provided self‐management education to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Methods	Study design: randomised controlled trial Location, number of centres: United States of America. 2 community pharmacies in Worcester, Massachusetts Duration of study: proposed to run for 12 months
Participants	N screened: not available N randomised: not available N completed: not available Baseline characteristics: not available Inclusion criteria: current use of an inhaled bronchodilator, aged 40 years or older, smoking history of 10 or more years, diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) confirmed through spirometry Exclusion criteria: not available
Interventions	AP group: education: medication therapy management session that includes a comprehensive medication review (CMR), inhaler technique and correction, presentation of self‐management techniques for COPD, distribution of educational materials about COPD. Action plan: after CMR is completed, the pharmacy will contact the participant's primary care provider to recommend 2 prescriptions: an oral corticosteroid and an antibiotic to keep on file to fill in the event of a COPD exacerbation. Once approval or denial is received, a written action plan is developed and given for each participant, along with a pulse oximeter and digital thermometer. UC group: typical care Follow‐up time points: proposed for participants to be contacted monthly for 12 months to ask questions related to their respiratory health and any exacerbations they may have experienced. At baseline and at 6 and 12 months, participants will be administered the COPD assessment test.
Outcomes	Primary outcomes: COPD‐related hospital admissions, COPD‐related unscheduled healthcare visits, health‐related quality of life
Starting date	Not available
Contact information	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. E‐mail: Scott.Doheny@mcphs.edu
Notes	Efforts to contact first study author regarding details on progress of the study were unsuccessful. No data are available.