Clear Conversations: Better communication for weight and lung health
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how different communication styles affect people taking part in weight management or pulmonary rehab programmes in Derbyshire. It also involves health staff who attend a training session called Verbal Health Literacy.
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Who can take part
- You are a public health advisor delivering a weight management programme in Derbyshire
- You are a physiotherapist or specialist nurse at the DCHS NHS pulmonary rehab programme
- You are starting the weight management programme, are 18 or older, and live in Derbyshire
- You have COPD, are 18 or older, and are being assessed for the pulmonary rehab programme
- You are a healthcare staff who attended Verbal Health Literacy training in 2024
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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