Health coaching for people waiting for a lung transplant
Pre-transplant health coaching to improve patient-reported outcomes in lung transplant candidates
Short, 30-minute phone coaching sessions aim to help adults with COPD who are on the lung transplant waiting list manage emotions and daily health tasks.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Mayo Clinic Rochester NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Rochester, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11326744 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join, you would be randomly assigned to receive regular 30-minute telephone health coaching sessions or to continue usual care. The coaches focus on improving emotional health, self-management skills, coping while waiting, and medication adherence. The coaching program was designed using interviews with transplant patients and providers and showed promise in a small single-center pilot. Most contacts are by phone so you would not need frequent travel to the clinic.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults (21+) with advanced COPD who are currently listed for a lung transplant and able to take phone calls are the ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People who are not on a lung transplant waiting list, are under 21, or cannot participate in phone-based coaching are unlikely to benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, coaching could improve emotional well-being, self-management before transplant, and quality of life after transplant.
How similar studies have performed: A prior small pilot at the same center and studies of health coaching in non-transplant COPD patients showed positive effects, but this larger randomized trial will test the approach specifically for transplant candidates.
Where this research is happening
Rochester, United States
- Mayo Clinic Rochester — Rochester, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Kennedy, Cassie Colleen — Mayo Clinic Rochester
- Study coordinator: Kennedy, Cassie Colleen
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 below.