Can virtual care keep COPD patients out of the ER?
NCT ID NCT05568043
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether virtual or in-person care transition programs are better at helping people with COPD avoid emergency room visits and hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge. The trial enrolls hospital sites across the U.S., not individual patients, and compares different implementation approaches to see which works best. The goal is to find the most effective and sustainable way to deliver COPD care after a hospital stay.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- COPD transitions of care intervention bundle (behavioral: virtual or in-person education, medication reconciliation, follow-up calls)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the most effective way to help COPD patients stay out of the hospital after discharge, reducing emergency visits and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- The trial focuses on hospital systems, not individual patients, so results may vary across different settings. The interventions are behavioral and depend on consistent delivery, which may be hard to sustain.
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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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384 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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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.
Since enrollment for Aim 2 will occur on a site/system-level, the inclusion of specific individuals who meet these criteria are not applicable since Aim 2 will only enroll hospital sites, not individuals. The sites the investigators enroll will represent diverse patient populations and geographical locations across the US.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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