Predicting Exacerbation of COPD With Wireless Telemonitoring

Turku University Hospital (TYKS)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: COPD

Treatments: Device: telemonitoring

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02791451

COPD_BCG

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an open-label single-center 6-month prospective clinical trial predicting exacerbation of COPD with wireless telemonitoring of respiratory rate, heart rate and sleep in patients admitted to the pulmonary ward of the Turku University Hospital due to acute exacerbation of COPD.

Full description

A bed sensor based on ballistocardiogram (BCG) will be used to wireless telemonitoring of respiratory rate, heart rate and sleep for six months after an acute exacerbation of COPD.

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Consecutive patients treated due to acute exacerbation of COPD at the pulmonary wards of the Turku University Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• Those sleeping with a bed partner and not having separate mattresses
• Patients with pacemaker

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6 participants in 1 patient group

Telemonitoring

Experimental group

Description:

Exacerbation of COPD with wireless telemonitoring of respiratory rate, heart rate and sleep.

Treatment:

Device: telemonitoring