Pulmonary Specialist-Health Coach Consult Model Study
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.
Conditions:
🦠 COPD Asthma
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 20 October 2020
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 31 March 2025
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 31 July 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 360
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • * English or Spanish speaking
    • * At least 18 years of age
    • * Diagnosed with asthma or COPD
    • * Experiencing uncontrolled symptoms or exacerbations

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * 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
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 2 October 2018
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 2 October 2018
  • First Posted 4 October 2018

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 21 August 2023
  • Last Update Posted 22 August 2023
  • Last Verified August 2023