Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * \> 10 pack-years smoking cigarettes * Diagnosis of COPD based on GOLD Criteria * Patients are clinically stable for the past 4 weeks * Prior Pulmonary function tests showing FEV1 \< 50% predicted (either 30 minutes post albuterol or within 2-4 hours after using their maintenance long-acting inhaler) within the past 12 months. * Currently using a single pMDI or a single DPI with either LABA/LAMA or LABA/LAMA/ICS therapy for at least one month. Exclusion Criteria: * Current diagnosis of dementia or known cognitive impairment. * Current impairment in manual dexterity (i.e., severe rheumatoid arthritis, severe tremor, etc) * Exacerbation of COPD within the last 2 months * Current diagnosis of other respiratory disease including asthma, treatment with a LABA/LAMA slow mist inhaler or treatment with SABA/SAMA nebulizer medications 3-4 times per day as maintenance therapy * Current use of daily Prednisone as treatment for COPD