Telecommunication Via Cell Phones During Post-Operative Treatment After Lung Transplantation
- Conditions
- Lung Transplantation
- Registration Number
- NCT00536926
- Lead Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
- Brief Summary
In an investigation should be evaluated in contrast to a control group with standard post-treatment therapy (using home spirometry) after lung transplantation if transfer of home spirometry recordings to the transplant center via cell phones will lead to less complications, cost savings and bigger constancy of therapy.
- Detailed Description
Home spirometry is used as a standard of care in lung transplant recipients in many centers worldwide. In case of deteriorating lung function response until therapy depends on patients efforts to reach the transplant center and the contactability of the transplant center.
Therefore transfer of home spirometry recordings to the transplant center via cell phones will lead to less complications, cost savings and bigger constancy of therapy compared to the home spirometry alone.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
- Patients after lung transplantation (single and double lung transplantation incl. combined organ transplantation) before hospital discharge
- Dependency on long term care
- Restricted ability to communicate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Adherence 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Latency: symptom onset to transplant team contact patient contacts emergency visits hospitalisations 6 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hannover Medical School, Dpt. resiratory Medicine OE6870
🇩🇪Hannover, Germany
Hannover Medical School, Dpt. resiratory Medicine OE6870🇩🇪Hannover, Germany