U.S., Aug. 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07128745) titled 'Shared Medical Appointment for COPD Patients (SMA-COPD)' on July 23.
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a behavior change intervention, delivered through a shared medical appointment (SMA) model, can improve self-management behaviors and health outcomes among community-based patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The main questions it aims to answer are:
i) Can a BCW-based intervention strategy that integrates shared medical appointments increase COPD patients' self-management behaviors? ii) Does this strategy relate to reduced acute exacerbations, slower lung function decline...