Palliative care learning for lung rehab patients
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests adding palliative care education to pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD or ILD and their caregivers. It aims to see if this helps improve symptom management and quality of life.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have COPD or ILD (a type of lung disease).
- You have been stable for the past month (no flare-ups).
- You are able to participate in pulmonary rehabilitation.
- You have not done pulmonary rehab in the last 6 months.
- You have not had specialized palliative care in the last year.
- You understand Portuguese and can speak/read it.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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