Recruitment completion for VCAPS
The study “An integrated public health strategy to combat COPD, asthma and smoking in Vietnam”, known as VCAPS4, finished the participant recruitment in January 2022 in 4 provinces, including Ha Noi, Thanh Hoa, An Giang and Ca Mau.
The total number of participants recruited to the chronic respiratory disease program was 3,096 patients, including 663 patients in Ha Noi, 741 patients in Thanh Hoa, 803 patients in An Giang, and 889 patients in Ca Mau who agreed to participate in the CRD program.
2,223 smokers were recruited to a smoking cessation program. The patients are being followed up within 1 year by our hotline agents who are experienced in smoking counselling.
The VCAPS study will continue to complete following up patients to early 2023. Initial findings will be presented to key stakeholders at the end of 2022 in our close-out workshop in Hanoi. At this event, we will discuss next steps to scale up and sustain the programme.