Telemonitoring of Patients With COPD in Carinthia (RenewingHealth)

Landeskrankenanstalten-Betriebsgesellschaft

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (COPD)

Treatments: Other: self-monitoring for patients with severe COPD; Other: nurse-monitoring for patients with severe COPD

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01580072

C250487

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluation whether the introduction of large-scale telemonitoring of patients with COPD produces benefits in terms of reduced hospital readmissions, improved health related quality of life and health status. In addition, the trials evaluate the economical and organizational impact of the new services and examine their acceptability by patients and health professionals.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• COPD 3 or 4
• Be able to use the system provided
• Life expectancy > 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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65 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group receive usual care.

Self monitoring for patients with COPD

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: self-monitoring for patients with severe COPD

Nurse monitoring for patients with COPD

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: nurse-monitoring for patients with severe COPD