VCAPS

Vietnam COPD, Asthma and Prevention of Smoking Study (VCAPS)

STUDY SITES: Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, HCMC, An Giang and Ca Mau

TIMELINE: 2017-2022

PROJECT IMPLEMENTER: Bach Mai Hospital

FUNDED BY: Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

KEY STAKEHOLDERS:

• Hanoi Medical University

• University of Medicine and Pharmacy, HCM City

• Hanoi Lung Hospital

• Bach Mai Hospital

• VINACOSH

• Local Departments of Health at four Provinces including Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, An Giang and Ca Mau District hospitals of selected Provinces

AUSTRALIAN PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Professor Greg Fox, The University of Sydney and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

VIETNAMESE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Associate Professor Phan Thu Phuong, Bach Mai hospital

OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the effectiveness of an integrated package of health sector interventions to decrease the burden of chronic lung disease in Vietnam through COPD/asthma interventions and smoking cessation interventions.

This study was registered as a clinical trial under number: ACTRN12620000649910

Publications

• A stepped treatment algorithm for chronic respiratory disease using budesonide-formoterol in a rural healthcare setting in Vietnam, European Respiratory Journal
  

• Behaviours and attitudes towards smoking among healthcare workers at health facilities in four provinces of Vietnam: a representative cross-sectional survey, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
  

• Factors affecting healthcare pathways for chronic lung disease management in Vietnam: a qualitative study on patients’ perspectives, BMC Public Health
  

• Smoking behaviour among adult patients presenting to health facilities in four provinces of Vietnam, BMC Public Health
  

• A syndromic approach to assess diagnosis and management of patients presenting with respiratory symptoms to healthcare facilities in Vietnam, ERJ Open Research
  

• Interventions for smoking cessation with supporting of health staff in low - and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis study. Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 30, issue 9, 2020.