Davis 2016.

Trial name or title	Effectiveness of a pharmacist‐driven intervention in COPD (EPIC)
Methods	Design: cluster‐RT Groups: intervention group (enhanced care for management of COPD); control group (usual care)
Participants	Pharmacies: 20 (10 intervention; 10 control) Pharmacy workers: pharmacists ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pharmacy users: 140 patients with COPD Setting: unclear Country: Canada
Interventions	Pharmacy worker‐directed intervention: refresher COPD management training, and how to deliver the intervention Pharmacy worker control: training on study protocols ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pharmacy user‐directed intervention: 7 elements: an education pamphlet: medication review patient education a written COPD action plan provided in collaboration with the family physician (see next point) patient referral to pulmonary rehabilitation in collaboration with the family physician provision of, or referral to, smoking cessation counselling (where applicable), and referral to a community‐based chronic disease self‐management program Delivered by: pharmacists Type: condition management Mode of delivery: face‐to‐face Duration: over 1 or 2 visits Pharmacy user control: usual care and a COPD education pamphlet
Outcomes	Pharmacy worker: not targeted ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Pharmacy user: Clinical: not assessed Psychological health: not assessed Behavioural: Adherence Medication Possession Ratio and Morisky scale Quality of life: St George's Respiratory questionnaire Process: not assessed Costs: frequency of physician visits, hospitalisations, emergency department visits
Starting date	May 2016
Contact information	emdavis@mun.ca
Notes	Funding: Health Research Foundation: Canada