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Pursed lip breathing for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (RELIEF Pilot Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Laura Cecere Feemster, MD MS
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
Awards & highlights

RELIEF Pilot Trial Summary

This trial is testing a new program to decrease inappropriate oxygen use for patients with COPD who have recovered from a recent hospitalization. The program will stop oxygen prescriptions for patients that no longer need it and will instead provide them with training in skills that have been shown to help patients breathe better.

Eligible Conditions
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

RELIEF Pilot Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Discontinuation of Oxygen at 12 weeks
Secondary outcome measures
Acceptability to patients
Acceptability to providers
Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) Total Score
+8 more

RELIEF Pilot Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: De-implementation InterventionExperimental Treatment5 Interventions
The oxygen de-implementation intervention will consist of: 1) an order to rescind the patient's home oxygen 2) an "unlearning" component targeting provider and patient education and 3) a "substitution" component that introduces alternative evidence-based therapies to treat dyspnea (e.g. teach-to-goal inhaler teaching and pursed lip breathing).
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
The patient receives usual care from their assigned clinical provider.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Patient Education
2018
N/A
~2680
Provider Education
2015
N/A
~1740
Pursed lip breathing
2023
N/A
~160

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,609 Previous Clinical Trials
3,306,466 Total Patients Enrolled
Laura Cecere Feemster, MD MSPrincipal InvestigatorVA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants is the trial looking to enrol?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov has posted that this research is actively recruiting, beginning April 18th 2022 and most recently updated June 10th 2022. 48 individuals are being sought to participate at 2 locations."

Answered by AI

Are there any vacancies in this research study for participants?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research trial is still recruiting participants after being initially posted on April 18th 2022 and most recently updated June 10th 2022. 48 individuals are needed from 2 separate locations."

Answered by AI

Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Washington
Massachusetts
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Pilot Study: Post-Recovery LibEration From Oxygen in Exacerbated COPD
2022. "Pilot Study: Post-Recovery LibEration From Oxygen in Exacerbated COPD". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04854967.
~0 spots leftby Apr 2025
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