The Southern Adelaide COPD study

• Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Respiratory - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12606000299505
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2006-07-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 230

Inclusion Criteria

Patients admitted to Flinders Medical Centre with a primary diagnosis of COPD from mid-July 2006 to Dec 31st 2007 and who consent to participate in the CDCP intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who are admitted to hospital from, or returning to, a residential aged care facility.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of COPD-related hospital readmission.[At 6 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health resource utilisation and costs[Self-report at baseline and 6 months<br>Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) data at 6 months<br>Direct cost of CDCP interventions<br>Inpatient costs associated with COPD-related readmission];Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) [Baseline and 6 months]