Comprehensive home-based coaching to help COPD patients manage their care
Official title: Comprehensive Patient-centered Home-based care coaching for COPD self-management
Funded at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · NIH-11292426 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A doctor-managed program helps adults with COPD manage daily treatments, recognize early signs of flare-ups, and access home-based rehab with support from community health workers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
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| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | February 1, 2024 |
| Project end | January 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $657,892 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HL171695-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11292426 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults 21 years and older with COPD who can engage with home-based coaching and have access to community health worker support.
✕Less likely to help
Patients unable to participate in home-based activities or who lack access to necessary resources may not benefit.
What this research studies
This project offers a patient-centered program for adults with COPD to improve self-care at home. It uses tailored barriers screening and theory-based coaching to support medication use and pulmonary rehabilitation, delivered by community health workers. The approach may include early intervention for exacerbations and at-home rehab to reduce hospital visits and improve daily functioning. Participants would receive personalized guidance and resources to address socioeconomic, psychosocial, physical, and cognitive barriers to self-management.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could experience fewer COPD flare-ups, better daily functioning, and lower healthcare costs.
How similar studies have gone: Previous self-management programs show promise, but SaMBA-COPD builds a tailored barrier-focused approach that is relatively novel for COPD.
Where this research is happening
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Federman, Alex D — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Study coordinator: Federman, Alex D
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.