Can pharmacists manage COPD as well as specialists? major trial launches
NCT ID NCT05718102
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether clinical pharmacists can provide COPD care that is as good as care from lung specialists. About 4000 veterans with COPD will have their care reviewed by either a pharmacist or a specialist, who will send recommendations to their primary doctor. The goal is to see if pharmacist-led management can improve patient health and reduce hospital visits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 4,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants may be PCP physicians and advance practice providers (APP) practicing at participating sites, and their patients who are diagnosed with or treated for COPD based on the following criteria: 1. Recent discharge from hospital for COPD exacerbation 2. Recent outpatient exacerbation (emergency room (ER), primary care) 3. Received prescription for an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) but does not meet criteria for ICS use 4. Diagnosis of COPD and/or treatment and active smoker not receiving smoking cessation aide 5. Treatment for COPD without evidence of spirometry within 10 years, or no airflow obstruction on existing spirometry
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center
Spokane, Washington, 99205, United States
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Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States
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Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, United States
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VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States
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