Virtual house calls aim to keep COPD patients out of the hospital
NCT ID NCT05897125
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a video call with a pharmacist shortly after hospital discharge can help COPD patients use their inhalers correctly and avoid return trips to the hospital. About 218 adults hospitalized for a COPD flare-up will take part. The goal is to see if this telehealth approach improves medication use and reduces emergency visits.
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Study facts
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- 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 218 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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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: * Adults 18 years or older * Admitted to the hospital on a general inpatient ward with a COPD Exacerbation * Enrolled/seen by our COPD Hospital Readmission Reduction Program Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years of age
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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