Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a telemedicine hospital at home interventio

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Respiratory

Registration Number: ISRCTN89287773

Lead Sponsor: Aintree University NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Trial participants will be recruited from University Hospital Aintree, at the point of their intended discharge following standard care during their initial admission prior to participation in the trial.
Selection criteria will be broadly inclusive to maximise external validity. Participants must have:
1. A confirmed diagnosis of COPD
2. Be at the point of discharge from hospital following an exacerbation of COPD, excluding patients who require NIV acutely during the admission
3. Patients discharged with support from the HAH team will also be included as this is currently standard practice within the trust
4. Have and are able to use a telephone
5. Are able to use the telemedicine device and peripherals at entry
6. The age range will be between 40-100yrs of both gender

Exclusion Criteria

1. Participation in this trial after a previous admission
2. Current participation in another clinical trial
3. Patients who require NIV acutely during the admission or chronically
4. A diagnosis of pneumonia on the current admission
5. Serious uncontrolled co-morbidity and situations where the intervention would clearly be inappropriate such as where end of life care is being provided
5. Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the protocol: Our intention is to perform a much larger study following this pilot study with defined outcome measures. For the purposes of this pilot study these outcome measures will be assessed as far as is practicable, with the added intention of assessing feasibility of the study as well acceptability of the intervention to participants and/or their carer's.

Secondary Outcome Measures