E-health for optimization of the multidisciplinairy COPD care
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)emphysema10046304
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON39066
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
- Age 40 years and over
- Suffering from COPD (GOLD stage 2 and 3), 30% <= FEV1 < 80%, FEV1/FVC < 70% after bronchodilation.
- Completed rehabilitation program with a duration of at least 3 months
- Living at home independently
- signed informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- suffering from a co-morbidity that influences daily physical activity
- use of aid for mobility
- Stopped temporarily with rehabilitation program
- experienced an exacerbation resulting in hospitalization in the last 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Performed daily physical activity measured with the multisensor armband<br /><br>(SenseWear).<br /><br>Main parameter: number of steps per day. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>• Dyspnoe (measured with the CRQ-SAS)<br /><br>• Longfunction (FEV1, FVC after bronchodilatation)<br /><br>• Physical capacity (measured with the six minute walk test)<br /><br>• Body mass index (length/weight^2)<br /><br>• Medication usage (measured by usageoverview of pharmacist)<br /><br>• Exacerbations (number during the study)<br /><br>• Use of mobile phone application (days used/ total study days (6 mos),<br /><br>measured by the website)<br /><br>• Effective guidance by health care provider (number of messages sent by<br /><br>patient and physiotherapist)</p><br>