COPDNCT07462221
Effect of Telenursing on Oral Health
A study testing telenursing and reminders in people with COPD, run by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This research will be conducted using a pre-test and post-test control group experimental design to evaluate the effect of telenursing intervention on oral health in individuals with COPD. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 40 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- COPD
- What is being tested?
- telenursing and reminders
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine, Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 4 Mar 2026to 30 Jun 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 40 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Participants must have been diagnosed with COPD for at least 6 months,
- receive inpatient treatment in internal medicine and surgical clinics,
- signed the informed consent form to participate in the study,
- have internet access and a mobile device with Android/iOS operating system,
- be able to use a phone,
- ≥ 40 years old,
- have no communication barriers,
- mild (Stage 1), moderate (Stage 2), severe (Stage 3), or very severe (Stage 4) stages according to the GOLD (2023) report.
Who cannot join
- Those diagnosed with COPD less than 6 months ago,
- Those receiving outpatient treatment,
- Those hospitalized in the intensive care unit,
- Those without internet access and a mobile device with Android/iOS operating system,
- Those who do not have the ability to use a phone,
- Those under 40 years of age,
- Those with communication barriers,
- Those who wish to withdraw from the research/withdraw from participation during the research process,
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale, 17100
Sercan Karav, Professor, sercankarav@comu.edu.tr
drlifes932@gmail.com
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Telenursing Interventions on Oral Health in Individuals With COPD
This research will be conducted using a pre-test and post-test control group experimental design to evaluate the effect of telenursing intervention on oral health in individuals with COPD.
Read the detailed description
Studies evaluating the effectiveness of oral health interventions in individuals with COPD are limited in the literature. Maintaining oral health is a crucial part of patient care. Sustainable nursing interventions are necessary from the onset of the disease to the end of life. Patient education conducted by nurses is important in improving medication adherence and preventing comorbidities. Furthermore, it is known that practices involving a multidisciplinary team approach with nurse participation reduce readmissions and hospital stays for COPD patients. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of telenursing intervention on oral health in individuals with COPD. The experimental group will receive oral health education via telenursing intervention (via video call) and daily oral health reminders. The control group will not receive education. Oral health education for the experimental group is planned to be given within 24 hours after the pre-test. The experimental group will be invited to the hospital one month after the oral health education for evaluation of oral health and quality of life related to oral health, and the control group will be invited one month after the pre-test.
- Conditions
- COPD
- Being tested
- telenursing, reminders
- Keywords
- oral health, tele-nursing, COPD
- Medical subject headings
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
telenursingBehavioural
The responsible researcher will provide oral health education to the experimental group via video call during the telenursing intervention. The content of the education will include oral health in adults; the consequences of poor oral hygiene; things to pay attention to in oral health; demonstration of toothbrushing technique; and coping with care-resistant behaviors. Participants' questions regarding oral health will be answered during the call. The oral health education session is planned to last approximately 20 minutes.
remindersBehavioural
Participants in the experimental group will be reminded to perform oral care at least twice a day, every day, and to rinse their mouths with water after using an inhaler. They will also be reminded to schedule a face-to-face meeting one month after the education.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | The experimental group will receive oral health education via telenursing intervention (via video call) and daily oral health reminders. Oral health education for the experimental group is planned to be given within 24 hours after the pre-test. Participants will also receive reminders regarding oral hygiene, including "performing oral care at least twice a day, every day" and "rinsing their mouths with water after using an inhaler." The experimental group will be invited to the hospital one month after the oral health education for evaluation of oral health and quality of life related to oral health. Receives: Behavioral: telenursing; Behavioral: reminders |
| control group | No intervention | The control group will not receive training. They will be invited to the hospital for an oral health and quality of life check one month after the initial follow-up. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
oral healt
The Oral Assessment Guide (ADR) will be used to evaluate oral health. The guide supports the creation of an oral care protocol for patients with impaired oral mucosal membranes. Scores on the guide range from 8 to 24. According to the ADR, a low score indicates good oral health, while a high score indicates negative changes in oral health. The oral mucosal membrane score will be evaluated in both pre-test and post-test. A light source and a tongue depressor (one for each participant) are planned to be used during the oral health assessment.
Measured: pre-test and post-test (1 month)
Quality of Life Related to Oral Health
The scale has seven sub-dimensions: 'Functional Limitation', 'Physical Pain', 'Psychological Distress', 'Physical Disability', 'Psychological Disability', 'Social Disability', and 'Handicap'. Scores obtainable from the Oral Health Impact Scale range from 0 to 56. Since all questions are in a negative form, a score close to 0 indicates good quality of life related to oral and dental health, while a score close to 56 indicates poor quality of life related to oral and dental health. A high score on the scale indicates low quality of life related to oral health.
Measured: pre-test and post-test (1 month)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Mar 2026
- Study start4 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion4 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for COPDStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sevda Ateş, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
- Investigators
- SEVDA ATEŞ, Associate Professor, Principal investigator, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07462221
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ÇOMÜ-SBF-SA-03
- Status last verified
- Mar 2026
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due privacy reasons but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Mar 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Telenursing Interventions on Oral Health in Individuals With COPD
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07462221
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ÇOMÜ-SBF-SA-03
- Conditions
- COPD
- Keywords
- oral health, tele-nursing, COPD
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 4 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 4 Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 10 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This research will be conducted using a pre-test and post-test control group experimental design to evaluate the effect of telenursing intervention on oral health in individuals with COPD.
Detailed description
Studies evaluating the effectiveness of oral health interventions in individuals with COPD are limited in the literature. Maintaining oral health is a crucial part of patient care. Sustainable nursing interventions are necessary from the onset of the disease to the end of life. Patient education conducted by nurses is important in improving medication adherence and preventing comorbidities. Furthermore, it is known that practices involving a multidisciplinary team approach with nurse participation reduce readmissions and hospital stays for COPD patients. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of telenursing intervention on oral health in individuals with COPD. The experimental group will receive oral health education via telenursing intervention (via video call) and daily oral health reminders. The control group will not receive education. Oral health education for the experimental group is planned to be given within 24 hours after the pre-test. The experimental group will be invited to the hospital one month after the oral health education for evaluation of oral health and quality of life related to oral health, and the control group will be invited one month after the pre-test.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | Behavioral: telenursing, Behavioral: remindersThe experimental group will receive oral health education via telenursing intervention (via video call) and daily oral health reminders. Oral health education for the experimental group is planned to be given within 24 hours after the pre-test. Participants will also receive reminders regarding oral hygiene, including "performing oral care at least twice a day, every day" and "rinsing their mouths with water after using an inhaler." The experimental group will be invited to the hospital one month after the oral health education for evaluation of oral health and quality of life related to oral health. |
| control group | No intervention | –The control group will not receive training. They will be invited to the hospital for an oral health and quality of life check one month after the initial follow-up. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 40 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Participants must have been diagnosed with COPD for at least 6 months,
- receive inpatient treatment in internal medicine and surgical clinics,
- signed the informed consent form to participate in the study,
- have internet access and a mobile device with Android/iOS operating system,
- be able to use a phone,
Key exclusion criteria (8 listed)
- Those diagnosed with COPD less than 6 months ago,
- Those receiving outpatient treatment,
- Those hospitalized in the intensive care unit,
- Those without internet access and a mobile device with Android/iOS operating system,
- Those who do not have the ability to use a phone,
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| telenursingThe responsible researcher will provide oral health education to the experimental group via video call during the telenursing intervention. The content of the education will include oral health in adults; the consequences of poor oral hygiene; things to pay attention to in oral health; demonstration of toothbrushing technique; and coping with care-resistant behaviors. Participants' questions regarding oral health will be answered during the call. The oral health education session is planned to last approximately 20 minutes. | Behavioural | experimental group |
| remindersParticipants in the experimental group will be reminded to perform oral care at least twice a day, every day, and to rinse their mouths with water after using an inhaler. They will also be reminded to schedule a face-to-face meeting one month after the education. | Behavioural | experimental group |
Primary outcome
oral healt
Time frame: pre-test and post-test (1 month)
The Oral Assessment Guide (ADR) will be used to evaluate oral health. The guide supports the creation of an oral care protocol for patients with impaired oral mucosal membranes. Scores on the guide range from 8 to 24. According to the ADR, a low score indicates good oral health, while a high score indicates negative changes in oral health. The oral mucosal membrane score will be evaluated in both pre-test and post-test. A light source and a tongue depressor (one for each participant) are planned to be used during the oral health assessment.
Quality of Life Related to Oral Health
Time frame: pre-test and post-test (1 month)
The scale has seven sub-dimensions: 'Functional Limitation', 'Physical Pain', 'Psychological Distress', 'Physical Disability', 'Psychological Disability', 'Social Disability', and 'Handicap'. Scores obtainable from the Oral Health Impact Scale range from 0 to 56. Since all questions are in a negative form, a score close to 0 indicates good quality of life related to oral and dental health, while a score close to 56 indicates poor quality of life related to oral and dental health. A high score on the scale indicates low quality of life related to oral health.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Mar 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The datasets generated and/or analysed during the current study are not publicly available due privacy reasons but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
SEVDA ATEŞ, Associate Professor principal investigator
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing telenursing and reminders in people with COPD, run by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Mar 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact SEVDA ATEŞ, Associate Professor (0905536088072, sevdaefil@comu.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
oral healt (time frame: pre-test and post-test (1 month)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Mar 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.