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Virtual Care Optimization for COPD Management (VC-OPTIONS Trial)

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Led By Stephanie Robinson, PhD

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

COPD diagnosis

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 12 weeks

Awards & highlights

VC-OPTIONS Trial Summary

This trial will use a multi-component strategy to increase adoption of virtual care services (VC) for COPD management through VA's Annie texting program, with the goal of making VC more accessible and easier to use.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for US Veterans who are users of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), have been diagnosed with COPD, can communicate in English, and own a text-enabled phone. It's not open to those who've already taken part in research preparing for this intervention.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing VC-OPTIONS, an approach designed to increase virtual care use for managing COPD. It involves sending information through VA's Annie texting program to educate patients about virtual services available for their condition.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention focuses on education and communication via text messages rather than medical or drug treatments, there are no direct physical side effects associated with participating in this trial.

VC-OPTIONS Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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

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I have been diagnosed with COPD.

VC-OPTIONS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 12 weeks

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

Feasibility

Secondary outcome measures

Acceptability

Appropriateness

Awareness of Virtual Care

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VC-OPTIONS Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: VC-OPTIONSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will be enrolled in the Annie texting VC-OPTIONS protocol

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor

1,609 Previous Clinical Trials

3,306,563 Total Patients Enrolled

Stephanie Robinson, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorVA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA

Media Library

VC-OPTIONS Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05986214 — N/A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Research Study Groups: VC-OPTIONS

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Trial 2023: VC-OPTIONS Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05986214 — N/A

VC-OPTIONS 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05986214 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is this investigation currently looking for participants?

"The information on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this experiment is no longer calling for participants, having been initially posted in March 2021 and last updated in August 2023. Nevertheless, there are still 511 other medical trials open to enrollment at present."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Developing an Intervention to Optimize Virtual Care Adoption for COPD Management

2026. "Developing an Intervention to Optimize Virtual Care Adoption for COPD Management". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05986214.