Ghanem 2010.

Methods	Design: RCT Follow‐up: 2 months Control group: usual care
Participants	Recruitment: hospital (inpatient) Assessed for eligibility: not reported. Randomly assigned: 39. Completed: 39. Mean age: SM: 56.96 (SD 11.59) years; UC: 56.43 (SD 9.03) years. Gender (% male): not reported. COPD diagnosis: moderate to severe COPD according to GOLD. Inclusion of participants in acute phase: yes, during hospitalisation. Major inclusion criteria: admission for a COPD exacerbation. Major exclusion criteria: unable to read or write, locomotor problems, cognitive impairment, ischaemic heart disease, aortic valve disease, cancer or lung disease other than COPD.
Interventions	Mode: individual sessions, face‐to‐face, booklet, home‐based. Duration: two face‐to‐face individual sessions (first visit 120 min, second visit not reported) and 6 phone calls (mean duration 28.6 min (SD 10.0). Professional: respiratory nurse, respiratory specialist. Assignment of case manager: yes, accessible for participant during the complete follow‐up period. Self‐management components: education regarding the disease, exercise programme, advice about nutrition, advice about medication. Iterative process unclear. Self‐management topics: unclear. Behavioural change techniques: unclear.
Outcomes	1. CRQ 2. SF‐36 3. FEV1 (L and % of predicted) 4. FEV1/FVC 5. 6MWT
Notes	Included in previous review update; more information regarding COPD spirometry, intervention components and iterative process needed.