Exploring Clinical Predictors of COPD Exacerbation in a Community Cohort (EPISODE)

University of Minho

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: COPD Exacerbation

Treatments: Other: Experimental

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05762861

ISS 10805

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to assess the feasibility and benefits of the implementation of an interactive telemonitoring system for earlier detection of COPD exacerbations in a community cohort preventing further deterioration requiring hospital admissions.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of COPD
• Aged 40 years or above
• Must be enrolled in health centres from Braga

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Usual follow up

No Intervention group

Description:

Group 1: To keep follow-up in their usual family practice/ pulmonology consultations

Home telemonitoring

Experimental group

Description:

Group 2: To keep follow-up in their usual family practice/ pulmonology consultations and associate an interactive home telemonitoring system managed by the researchers.

Treatment:

Other: Experimental