Training primary care doctors to help COPD patients take their medicines
Tests a training course for family doctors to improve medicine use in adults with COPD.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving Adherence to COPD Treatments in Primary Care
Key facts
- Where
- Tel Aviv, IsraelSee the site
Where in Israel
- Clalit health servicesTel Aviv, IsraelNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT07104136
- Record updated
- 5 March 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a special training program for primary care doctors can help improve treatment adherence and overall outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Read full original descriptionShow less
Improvement of Adherence to Treatment Among COPD Patients in Primary Care by Physician-directed Intervention
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a special training program for primary care doctors can help improve treatment adherence and overall outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Does the training program help patients with COPD take their medications more regularly? * Does it reduce the number of COPD flare-ups (exacerbations)? * Does it improve how well doctors follow current treatment guidelines for COPD?
In this study:
* Primary care doctors will be randomly assigned to either receive the training or continue their usual care without intervention. * The training includes updated information about COPD, a workshop on inhaler use, and a course on motivational interviewing (a method to support behavior change) * The care of their patients with COPD will be reviewed over 12 months to see if the program made a difference in medication use, flare-ups, and other outcomes.
Inclusion: Primary care physicians; Have at least 18 COPD patients in his unit as documented in medical records.
Exclusion: Prior completion of a course in motivational interviewing; Refusal to sign informed consent to participate in the study; Less than 1-year projection of employment in current clinic.