RT Journal Article
T1 Efficacy of two educational interventions about inhalation techniques in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). TECEPOC: study protocol for a partially randomized controlled trial (preference trial).
A1 Leiva-Fernández, Francisca
A1 Leiva-Fernández, José
A1 Zubeldia-Santoyo, Fernando
A1 García-Ruiz, Antonio
A1 Prados-Torres, Daniel
A1 Barnestein-Fonseca, Pilar
K1 Broncodilatadores
K1 Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
K1 Nebulizadores y Vaporizadores
K1 Educación del paciente como asunto
K1 Prioridad del paciente
K1 Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
K1 Resultado del tratamiento
K1 Administración por inhalación
AB BACKGROUNDDrugs for inhalation are the cornerstone of therapy in obstructive lung disease. We have observed that up to 75 % of patients do not perform a correct inhalation technique. The inability of patients to correctly use their inhaler device may be a direct consequence of insufficient or poor inhaler technique instruction. The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of two educational interventions to improve the inhalation techniques in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).METHODSThis study uses both a multicenter patients´ preference trial and a comprehensive cohort design with 495 COPD-diagnosed patients selected by a non-probabilistic method of sampling from seven Primary Care Centers. The participants will be divided into two groups and five arms. The two groups are: 1) the patients´ preference group with two arms and 2) the randomized group with three arms. In the preference group, the two arms correspond to the two educational interventions (Intervention A and Intervention B) designed for this study. In the randomized group the three arms comprise: intervention A, intervention B and a control arm. Intervention A is written information (a leaflet describing the correct inhalation techniques). Intervention B is written information about inhalation techniques plus training by an instructor. Every patient in each group will be visited six times during the year of the study at health care center.DISCUSSIONOur hypothesis is that the application of two educational interventions in patients with COPD who are treated with inhaled therapy will increase the number of patients who perform a correct inhalation technique by at least 25 %. We will evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions on patient inhalation technique improvement, considering that it will be adequate and feasible within the context of clinical practice.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2012
FD 2012-05-22
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1363
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1363
LA en
NO Leiva-Fernández F, Leiva-Fernández J, Zubeldia-Santoyo F, García-Ruiz A, Prados-Torres D, Barnestein-Fonseca P. Efficacy of two educational interventions about inhalation techniques in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). TECEPOC: study protocol for a partially randomized controlled trial (preference trial). Trials. 2012; 13:64
NO Trial registration: Current Controlled Trials ISRTCTN15106246. Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;
DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025