Comprehensive Patient-Centered Home-based Care Coaching for COPD Self-management
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Summary
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will conduct a randomized controlled trial of a self-management support intervention for predominantly minoritized and low-income adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The trial will focus on comprehensive screening and targeted management of barriers to COPD control, incorporating home-based pulmonary rehabilitation and oral steroid and antibiotic prescribing for pre-emptive treatment of COPD exacerbations. The research team will compare this intervention with an attention control group to evaluate the effects on medication adherence, COPD symptoms, inhaler technique, physical activity and exercise capacity at 6 months, and at 12 months to examine sustainability of treatment effects. The research team will also examine hospitalizations and emergency department visits at 12 months. The study will recruit 300 participants from the Mount Sinai Health System in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, ensuring diverse representation. Health coaches from the VNS Health will deliver the intervention, guided by a detailed training manual. Weekly conference calls will address logistical and protocol-related issues.
Description
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is the lead and only site of recruitment for this project. Research study activities will be conducted at practices across the Mount Sinai Health System. The research team will identify a patient pool through the electronic health record. The research team will recruit 300 (150 per arm) participants from the Mount Sinai Health System in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn in NYC. These practices provide care to a diverse population with considerable sociodemographic diversity (\~40% Latino and \~30% Black, \~50% with household incomes \<$1,350/month). Ra…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 40+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥40 years * Chart-documented COPD with GOLD classifications B or E based on CAT score and number of exacerbations with or without hospitalization determined by electronic health record (EHR) review. GOLD class B and E patients are at increased risk of activity limiting symptoms and exacerbation and are more likely to benefit from the intensive SAMBA-COPD intervention. * Prescribed a long-acting muscarinic agonist (LAMA), long-acting beta-adrenergic receptor agonist (LABA), an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), or any combination of these since much of the intervention's f…
Interventions
- BehavioralSelf-Management Support
The intervention will be delivered by CHWs in person and supplemented with telephone or video encounters over 6 months. The intervention comprises six core elements: engagement, intake, self-management assessment, barrier screening, actions to address identified barriers, and follow-up/maintenance support.
- BehavioralCOPD Education
The attention control is where CHWs will provide COPD education using the COPD 1-2-3 booklet. The attention control will consist of 6 CHW visits (approximately 1 per month) with the patient and care giver in their home or via video conference, per patient preference.
Location
- Ichan School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, New York