Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: The Use of a Forecasting System for Predicting Exacerbations of COPD: Effect on Symptoms and Hospitalisation and Relevance of Viral Infections
Brief Summary: People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) often have periods during the year when their symptoms become worse. These are often due to an infection and are called "exacerbations" by doctors. Exacerbations are more common in the winter and also seem to be related to particular types of weather. As well as forecasting the weather the UK Met Office has developed a system to try to predict when exacerbations are likely to occur. The main purpose of this research study is to find out whether the Met Office forecasting service can predict when exacerbations are more likely to occur and whether the advice given during the predicted higher risk periods leads to fewer patients having an exacerbation or if it reduces the impact of the exacerbation. The study will also assess if there is a link between viral or bacterial infection and breathing problems that occur during the study period. The study will also collect information about possible causes of the breathing problems and what happens to the person afterwards. The results of this study will help us learn more about breathing problems which may lead to new research studies that would aim to improve the care of people with COPD.


Options:
A: Arm Label: TLC-CPAP; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Device: Telecommunications system | Arm Label: TLC-Control; Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: TLC-Control | Intervention Type: DEVICE; Name: Telecommunications system; Assigned to Arm(s): TLC-CPAP | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: TLC-Control; Assigned to Arm(s): TLC-Control
B: Arm Label: Ususal Care; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Usual Care | Arm Label: Breif Lifestyle Counseling; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Brief Lifestyle Counseling | Arm Label: Enhanced Brief Lifestyle Counseling; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Enhanced Brief Lifestyle Counseling | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Usual Care; Assigned to Arm(s): Ususal Care | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Brief Lifestyle Counseling; Assigned to Arm(s): Breif Lifestyle Counseling | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Enhanced Brief Lifestyle Counseling; Assigned to Arm(s): Enhanced Brief Lifestyle Counseling
C: Arm Label: Forecast; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: COPD self care advice, Behavioral: Poor weather forecast warning | Arm Label: No Forecast; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: COPD self care advice | Arm Label: Control; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: COPD self care advice; Assigned to Arm(s): Forecast, No Forecast | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Poor weather forecast warning; Assigned to Arm(s): Forecast
D: Arm Label: Obesity Prevention; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Obesity Prevention | Arm Label: Usual Care; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Obesity Prevention; Assigned to Arm(s): Obesity Prevention

Answer: C