Effect on Hospitalisation and Cost Effectiveness of a Respiratory Coordinated Care Program for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: COPD; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Public Health - Epidemiology

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001095550
• Lead Sponsor: Respiratory Department St George Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

COPD by GOLD criteria, FEV1 < 50% predicted, Age greater than or equal to 60, psychosocial stability

Exclusion Criteria

other primary respiratory diagnosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospitalisation rate<br>- measured by using hospital and database records for number of hospitalisations and length of stay in 12 month period[12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cost to hospital<br>- simple cost analysis of costs of program including staff salaries, motor vehicle costs, medications and medical equipment, and calculating a cost of the program per patient. This was offset against savings made from changes in hospital admission rates and bed days, with 1 hospital bed day of a COPD admission conservatively estimated at $AUD 568 ($USD 400) based on the available literature[12 months]