NCT03695276Completed
Pulmonary Specialist-Health Coach Consult Model Study
Pulmonary Specialist-Health Coach Consult (PuSHCon) Model to Improve Access to Specialist Consultation and Receipt of Recommended Evidence-based Care for Vulnerable Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 14 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The Pulmonary Specialist-Health Coach Consultation (PuSHCon) study examines the implementation of health coach-assisted consultations to improve access to specialist care and implementation of specialist recommendations for patients with COPD, asthma, and asthma COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) for low-income and vulnerable patients seen at public health clinics. Three hundred sixty (360) patients from ten clinics will be enrolled in the study and randomized at the individual level to receive health coaching or usual care; 180 patients will receive usual care and 180 patients will receive the PuSHCon model.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 328 (actual)
- First submitted
- 2 Oct 2018
- Start date
- 20 Oct 2020
- Primary completion date
- 4 Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- NCT number
- NCT03695276
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 328
- From 20 Oct 2020 to the primary completion date, 4 Oct 2024
- 11 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Do not plan to attend primary care clinic for at least 3 months
- Already engaged in pulmonary specialty care (defined as at least one visit in last 12 months)
- Cognitive dysfunction that would prevent interaction with a health coach
- Not having a phone at which the participant can be reached
Who the study is looking for
- English or Spanish speaking
- At least 18 years of age
- Diagnosed with asthma or COPD
- Experiencing uncontrolled symptoms or exacerbations
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (11)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potrero Hill Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Ocean Park Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Southeast Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Maxine Hall Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Richard H. Fine People's Clinic (General Medicine Clinic) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| St. Anthony Medical Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Family Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Castro Mission Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Silver Avenue Family Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
| Mission Neighborhood Health Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Francisco | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Pulmonary specialist health coach consultation model: a randomized controlled trial.Ann Am Thorac Soc · 2026 · PMID 42150017
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