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Can a health coach help lung patients get better care?

NCT ID NCT03695276

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a health coach can help low-income patients with COPD or asthma get better access to lung specialists and follow their advice. 328 patients from public clinics were randomly assigned to either usual care or a health coach who prepared them for specialist visits and supported treatment plans. The goal was to see if this approach improves how many patients receive recommended medications and care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
health coach-assisted specialist consultation
What this could lead to
If successful, this model could help vulnerable patients get better access to specialist care and follow treatment recommendations more easily.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study testing a care model, not a new drug or cure. Results may not apply to all settings or patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

328 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2020

Finished

Jan 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * English or Spanish speaking * At least 18 years of age * Diagnosed with asthma or COPD * Experiencing uncontrolled symptoms or exacerbations Exclusion Criteria: * Do not plan to attend primary care clinic for at least 3 months * Already engaged in pulmonary specialty care (defined as at least one visit in last 12 months) * Cognitive dysfunction that would prevent interaction with a health coach * Not having a phone at which the participant can be reached

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

COPD asthma

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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