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Behavioral Intervention

Palliative Care Education for COPD (PACED Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Missouri, Kansas City

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

65 years of age or older

COPD diagnosis

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline and immediately after the intervention, through study completion up to 12 weeks

Awards & highlights

PACED Trial Summary

This trial will compare the effects of standardized PC educational video learning modules on HL & QOL of COPD patients in the ED vs. those receiving usual care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for older adults aged 65 or above with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who speak English and have access to technology and the internet. It's not for those in hospice care or with advanced stage IV cancer.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if educational videos on palliative care can improve health literacy and quality of life in older COPD patients compared to usual care. Participants will either watch a series of learning modules or receive standard COPD treatment, with outcomes measured before and after completion.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational videos, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological responses to content about palliative care.

PACED Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am 65 years old or older.

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I have been diagnosed with COPD.

PACED Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline and immediately after the intervention, through study completion up to 12 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline and immediately after the intervention, through study completion up to 12 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and immediately after the intervention, through study completion up to 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

Health Literacy Questionaire

Medical Outcomes Study-Short Form 36

PACED Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Get Palliative Care: four educational learning module videosExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Get Palliative Care educational learning module videos available online in the public domain. A Webinar: How to Manage Shortness of Breath and Improve Your Quality of Life (2019) presented by Tara Liberman, DO reviews how to live with COPD, where and when palliative care can be implemented, what alternatives to treatment may look like, and final provides a summary of the benefits of palliative care. Each learning module is approximately five to seven minutes in length. The four learning modules are accessible at https://youtu.be/__phRXS4jZs?si=TivFch6cFE6roXDZ. After completing the weekly learning module, the participant will log their viewing in REDCap via a link provided to the participant by the email provided at the time of enrollment.

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

Usual care for COPD includes oxygen therapy, steroid therapy, chest radiography, nebulized bronchodilators, and antimicrobial therapy.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Missouri, Kansas CityLead Sponsor

69 Previous Clinical Trials

32,614 Total Patients Enrolled

Sue Lasiter, PhDStudy ChairUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is enrollment open for participation in this experiment?

"According to the clinicaltrials.gov database, this medical trial is not accepting new patients at present; it was first published on November 1st 2023 and last amended October 12th 2023. Nevertheless, there are still 301 other trials actively recruiting individuals for participation."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Palliative Care Health Literacy Education and QOL Compared to Usual Care

Kelly Counts 2023. "Palliative Care Health Literacy Education and QOL Compared to Usual Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06089499.