Telehealth Could Mitigate Disease Progression Compared to Standard of Care in COPD - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT04485832
- Lead Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
- Brief Summary
The objective of this randomised controlled trial is to test, whether telehealthcare can improve HRQOL and reduce emergency admissions and hospitalisations due to AECOPD. Different outcome parameters as described in the endpoints section will be analysed.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 168
Inclusion Criteria
- COPD GOLD B-D and age ≥ 40 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Inability to provide informed consent or to follow trial procedures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of COPD assessment test (CAT) at 6 months (slope of the linear regression trend) 1 year after inclusion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method