COPD patients get a boost: peer coaching and video stories aim to boost rehab completion
NCT ID NCT05399056
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two ways to encourage people with COPD to finish pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) after a flare-up. One group gets phone coaching from someone who has been through PR themselves, another watches videos of patients sharing their rehab journey, and a third gets standard care. The goal is to see if these approaches help more patients attend at least six PR sessions within six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Telephonic peer coaching and video storytelling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer simple, low-cost ways to help more people with COPD stick with pulmonary rehab and feel better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results may vary widely. It's also early-stage and may not show a clear benefit over usual care.
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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 305 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 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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40 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: * 40 years or older * Received treatment for COPD exacerbation in either inpatient or outpatient setting * Referred for pulmonary rehabilitation * Ability to understand and communicate in English * Willingness to participate in calls with peer coach and to view storytelling videos * Working phone Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling to attend PR * Not eligible for PR based on spirometry or other clinical contraindications as determined by PR staff * Currently enrolled in, or completion of 12 or more sessions of PR in the past * Comfort measures only or Hospice care * Resident of long-term care facility * Unable or unwilling to give informed consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baystate Health
RECRUITINGSpringfield, Massachusetts, 01199, United States
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