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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): The impact of a telemetric COPD monitoring service

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Respiratory
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Registration Number
ISRCTN96634935
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Edinburgh (UK)
Brief Summary

2009 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19588056 2012 results in: http://thorax.bmj.com/content/67/Suppl_2/A27.1.abstract 2012 results in: http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P2726.abstract 2013 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24136634 2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249589

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

1. Both males and females, no age limits
2. Patients registered with Lothian general practices admitted with an exacerbation of COPD as the primary diagnosis to one of the three acute hospitals in Lothian in the previous year

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with other significant lung disease
2. Unable to consent
3. Unable to use the technology (e.g., inability to use the technology or complete the questionnaires)
4. Other more significant medical/social reasons at the GPs discretion

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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