Health coaches boost lung care for vulnerable patients

NCT ID NCT03695276

First seen Nov 14, 2025 · Last updated May 02, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study tested whether a health coach could help low-income patients with COPD or asthma get better specialist care. 328 adults from public clinics were assigned to either usual care or extra coaching. The goal was to see if coaching helped patients follow treatment guidelines and feel better.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Castro Mission Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94131, United States

  • Family Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

  • Maxine Hall Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • Mission Neighborhood Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

  • Ocean Park Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94122, United States

  • Potrero Hill Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94107, United States

  • Richard H. Fine People's Clinic (General Medicine Clinic)

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

  • Silver Avenue Family Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94134, United States

  • Southeast Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94124, United States

  • St. Anthony Medical Clinic

    San Francisco, California, 94102, United States

  • Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic

    San Francisco, California, 94102, United States

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