PEer-Led o2 Info-line for patients and CAregivers (PELICAN)
The PELICAN study tests whether an O2 infoline for patients and caregivers will increase supplemental oxygen adherence and improve health in people with COPD.
The PELICAN study tests whether an O2 infoline for patients and caregivers will increase supplemental oxygen adherence and improve health in people with COPD.
There are 3 interventions that save lives in people with COPD:
Source: GOLD guidelines 2016
But adherence to supplemental oxygen can be low:
“I’m embarrassed to use my oxygen tank.”
“I don’t think it works — I still get short of breath.”
“The doctor sends you home on O2, you don’t know you’ll be on it the rest of your life.”
PELICAN is testing a care model that combines written self-management education materials and peer coaching phone sessions from the COPD InfoLine.
Over 500 adult patients with a diagnosis of COPD and a prescription for home oxygen were randomized to one of three self-management groups — Proactive PELICAN, Reactive PELICAN, or usual care.
PELICAN enrolled over 500 participants with a diagnosis of COPD and a prescription for home oxygen.
The PELICAN team is hard at work analyzing information collected during the study. Results are expected to be available in the first half of 2017.
COPD Foundation InfoLine associates + leadershipKaren Anzalone | University of Illinois at Chicago study staffJennifer Buenrostro |
External Advising CommitteeJoel J. Africk, Respiratory Health Association | Medical + Scientific TeamRichard Casaburi, LA BioMed Research Institute / Harbor UCLA Medical Center |