NCT07311499Not yet recruiting
Improvement of Sleep in COPD Patients Through Inhalation Management Education by Nurse.
A Study on Improving Sleep Quality in COPD Patients Through Inhalation Management Education by Nurses Using Video Conferencing Tools.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to investigate whether inhalation management education provided by nurses improves sleep quality in patients with COPD. Inhalation management education includes training in inhalation techniques and guidance on how to use medications when symptoms occur. The main research question is: ・Does inhalation management education improve sleep quality in patients with COPD? Researchers will determine whether inhalation management education improves sleep quality compared to no education. Participants will: * Participate in two interviews with researchers using video conferencing tools. * Keep a diary recording their symptoms, sleep duration, and the frequency of rescue inhaler use.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 8 Sept 2025
- Start date
- Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Kumamoto University
- Diseases
- COPD
- NCT number
- NCT07311499
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 60
- From Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
- 1 site 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 illness
- Suffering from other respiratory diseases such as asthma or interstitial pneumonia
- Suffering from advanced cancer, including lung cancer
- Suffering from diseases that cause respiratory distress, such as heart disease
- Diagnosed with dementia or mental illness
Other
- Restricted chest movement due to chest deformity or trauma
- Suffering from sleep-disordered breathing with a central AHI of more than 50%
Who the study is looking for
- Individuals aged 20 years or older at the time of consent.
- Individuals who have been prescribed inhaled medications and have been using them continuously for more than one month.
- Prior experience with inhalation instruction is not required.
- Individuals who have not been hospitalized within one month prior to study participation due to exacerbation of COPD.
- Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) who are receiving treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy are eligible, provided that the physician determines that symptoms are stable following CPAP initiation.
- Participants must be able to operate devices such as Android, iPad, or computer. However, if a caregiver can operate the device, the participant's inability to do so is acceptable.
- Participants must be in a stable condition as determined by a physician and have obtained permission to participate.
Age in the registry: 20 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumamoto University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kumamoto | Japan | Unknown status |
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