Monocentric, randomized study to investigate the impact of telemonitoring on the frequency of hospital admissions due to exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease under the observance of atmospheric conditions
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), GOLD II- IV°J44.9J44.8Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecifiedOther specified chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- DRKS00000705
- Lead Sponsor
- Charité Campus Charité MitteCC12, Med. Klinik m. S. Infektiologie und PneumologieArbeitsbereich Pneumologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Inclusion Criteria
COPD (GOLD: II-IV°) (FEV1 < 70% pred, FEV1/FVC < 70%), agreement of the patient, min. one exacerbation during the last year (antibiotics and/ or steroids and/or hospitalisation), min. 4 weeks of stable COPD befor inclusion into the study (no change of symptoms or medication)
Exclusion Criteria
o2- longterm-therapy (24h), cancer (expectation of life < 6 month), Asthma bronchiale, is not able to understand the studyprotocol and to use the devices because of a cognitive deficiency, diagnosis of left heart decompensation during the last year (chest X-ray or therapy with diuretics), lives not in or close to Berlin, high grade depression
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of hospitalisations with a primary diagnosis of COPD exacerbation per year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method