Doctor training aims to boost COPD medication adherence
NCT ID NCT07104136
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a special training program for primary care doctors can help people with COPD take their medications more regularly. The training includes updated COPD guidelines, inhaler technique workshops, and motivational interviewing. Researchers will compare medication use and flare-ups among patients of trained doctors versus those receiving usual care over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- COPD-care seminar (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could help COPD patients take their medications more regularly and have fewer flare-ups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 doctors. Results may not apply to all clinics or patients.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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18 years and older
- 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: * Primary care physicians * Have at least 18 COPD patients in his unit as documented in medical records Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to sign informed consent to participate in the study. * Less than 1-year projection of employment in current clinic. * Prior completion of a course in motivational interviewing.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clalit health services
Tel Aviv, Israel
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