UPTURN Feasibility Study
The 'Prepare for PR' service
Study Duration
May 2026 - September 2026
18 weeks
Study Outcomes
Acceptability of the Prepare for PR service to patients, and health professionals.
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Ability of patients to access, adopt, and where applicable, implement components of the Prepare for PR service.
Total Sites
2 PR Services
Study Team
The study is run by Norwich Clinical Trials Unit, Asthma + Lung UK, King's College London, University College London, and University of York.
View the full team by clicking here
Intervention
The intervention is a support service known as 'Prepare for PR'.
Future Plan
Using the results of this study, the research committee and funder will decide if we should continue to a bigger study with more participants and sites.
What is Prepare for PR?
Prepare for PR is a support service designed by people with COPD, their carers, and healthcare professionals. It is not a medical treatment.
Prepare for PR is here to support patients with COPD through their journey before their first Pulmonary Rehabilitation appointment. Prepare for PR consists of the following as part of the support service.
Prepare for PR Booklet
Patients will receive the booklet through post and email.
This booklet explains:
Prepare for PR Checklist
What is COPD and how PR can help
What happens at PR
Common Questions of PR
Prepare for PR Website
Patients will get access to the website that contains more information
The website contains all translated version of the components.
Languages available:
English
British Sign Language (BSL)
Bengali
Urdu
Punjabi
Videos
(Website)
Patients can watch and listen to people with lived-experience and healthcare professionals.
Videos are made with:
COPD patients
Carers of COPD patients
Healthcare Professionals
Phone Calls
Patients can talk to a healthcare advisor.
Participants can share their worries and talk to a trained healthcare advisor from Asthma + Lung UK.
A translator can be requested for the phone call.
All phone calls are optional and are recorded for research and training purposes.
What happens in the study?
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Some patients referred at site listed below will be selected to participate in the UPTURN Feasibility Study (WP1b).
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Selected patients will be sent a letter (total of 40 patients) explaining the study and how to opt-out if they don't want to participate.
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Contact details of those who didn't say they don't want to participate to be shared with Asthma + Lung UK so that they can send them the Prepare for PR document pack and contact them for a free optional support phone call.
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In their own time those selected patients can read the information provided and access the online resources available as part of the service.
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Patients can access an optional support phone call with the Asthma + Lung UK Health Advisor Team. The call can last up to 20 minutes but can be stopped at any point.
Participating Sites
Barts Health NHS Trust
PI Name: Marc Rodriguera
Clinical Lead, Adult Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
PI Name: Della Thomas
Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Community Respiratory Service, Lead for Admission Avoidance/Supported Discharge Service
Study Team
Dr Jonathan Fuld
Chief Investigator
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Prof Stephen Morris
Co-Chief Investigator
University of Cambridge
Dr Suman Prinjha
EDI Lead
University of York
Dr Fabiana Lorencatto
Behavioural Change Lead
University College London
Mr Mir Gofur
PPI co-lead
Miss Tracy Cripps
PPI co-lead
Mr Jeff Andrews
PPI co-lead
Dr Jamie Murdoch
Process Evaluation Lead
King's College London
Prof Lee Shepstone
Lead Statistician
University of East Anglia
Dr Amanda Moore
Senior Research Fellow
University College London
Dr Polly-Anna Ashford
Programme Manager
University of East Anglia
Mr Martin Pond
Data Programmer
University of East Anglia
Dr Ada Achinanya
Community Researcher
University of York
Dr Tahsin Tabassum
Community Researcher
University of York
Dr MM Rabbani Golam
Community Researcher
University of York
Lorraine Lawrence
Community Researcher
University of York
Antony Colles
Data Programmer
University of East Anglia
Dr Estelle Payerne
Trial Manager
University of East Anglia
Lauren Ooi
Trial Coordinator
University of East Anglia
Francesco Meanti
Trial Assistant
University of East Anglia