My Lung Health Coach-A Virtual COPD Self-management Support Program Integrated Into the Electronic Patient Record

What this study is about

Study Description: My Lung Health Coach (MLHC) is a virtual COPD education and self-management support program delivered through one-on-one sessions with a Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) over 12 weeks. It includes six sessions that cover essential COPD topics such as: Basic COPD knowledge, Smoking cessation, Medications (inhalers, oxygen), Physical activity, Mental health and wellness, Vaccinations, Symptom self-management, Nutrition, Travel, and Long-term planning (including end-of-life care). The investigators have also developed a companion app to MLHC integrated into the electronic patient record that patients can access through their EPIC MyHealth app on the participants phones, tablets, or desktops. This study will evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of MLHC and the companion app.

Who can join (things the study team will check)

✅ You may be able to join if…

• Must be deemed to have capacity to provide informed consent;
• Must sign and date the informed consent form;
• Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures;
• Be diagnosed with COPD as per a WCH Respirologist
• Be 40 years or older
• Be a current or ex-smoker
• Preferred but not required: have a history of at least 1 COPD exacerbation (requiring prednisone or antibiotic use, or an urgent healthcare visit of any kind) in the previous 12 months

🚫 You may not be able to join if…

• Experienced a COPD exacerbation in the 4 previous weeks to study enrollment
• Co-diagnosis of asthma by a WCH Respirologist
• Significant co-morbidities that could interfere with program participation or terminal illness
• Unwilling to download and use the Epic Care Companion app and has a unsuitable mobile device to do this
• Pregnancy

Where this trial is running

• Womens College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Who to contact

Andrew Kouri, MD · (416) 323-6400 · andrew.kouri@wchospital.ca

It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT07027852.