| Methods |
Interventional treatment randomised open label, active control, parallel assignment, efficacy study |
| Participants |
Male and female over 40 years old with airflow obstruction on spirometry defined as FEV1/FVC less than or equal to 70% and an FEV1 less than or equal to 50% predicted, or an FEV1 greater than 50% predicted with a history of a COPD exacerbation within the previous year. |
| Interventions |
Integrated care involving COPD specific education, self management instruction, remote monitoring and enhanced communication with a co‐ordinator. |
| Outcomes |
Healthcare utilization over 9 months, quality of life by St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire, guideline‐based medical therapy, exercise capacity, oxygen utilization and pre‐ and post‐exercise oxygen saturations, BMI, obstruction, dyspnoea, exercise capacity and symptoms on MMRC Dyspnea scale |
| Notes |
Undertaken in Colorado, USA in association with Kaiser Permanente and dept of veterans affairs. |
