Home telemonitoring for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)RespiratoryOther chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN18443546
- Lead Sponsor
- Hywel Dda Health Board (UK)
- Brief Summary
2010 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20483881 [added 17/01/2019] 2010 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20214462 [added 17/01/2019]
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
1. 240 still living subjects with a primary diagnosis of COPD will identified from hospital admissions database
2. Two or more admissions to any of the following hospitals in the last 2 years - Prince Philip; West Wales General; Withybush; Bronglais
3. Diagnosis and reason for admission corroborated by a member of the research team
4. We will include COPD of any severity of airflow obstruction, who have been admitted to hospital two or more times in the last 2 years
5. Participants must be at least 40 years old, either sex
1. Inability or refusal to sign informed consent
2. Less than 40 years of age
3. Life expectancy less than 2 years or cognitive/physical impairment that would preclude home telemonitoring use
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of hospital admissions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Quality of life measures (EQ-5D and CA-COPD questionnaires) at baseline and every 6 months for 2 years<br> 2. Healthcare contacts - GP visits, outpatient visits and home contacts by the community COPD nurses over the 2 years of the study<br> 3. A cost evaluation will also be undertaken after the 2 years<br>