Training doctors to improve COPD treatment adherence
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial trains primary care doctors to help their COPD patients stick with treatments. It tests whether a new coaching approach can improve medication use and health outcomes.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a primary care doctor (family doctor, internist, or general practitioner).
- Your practice has at least 18 patients with COPD (chronic lung disease) on record.
- You are willing to sign a consent form to take part in the study.
- You plan to stay working at your current clinic for at least one more year.
- You have not completed a full course in motivational interviewing before.
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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