Status:
COMPLETED
Can we Reduce Hospital Attendance Without Compromising Care by the Use of Telephone Consultation
Lead Sponsor:
Imperial College London
Conditions:
Asthma
COPD
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Consultation time in busy respiratory clinics is inevitably limited and attendance is often disruptive to patients' lives; involves time, expense, travel, and waiting; and can have effects upon occupa...
Detailed Description
Patients to be included in the study would be those attending 3 respiratory clinics. The patients would be asked if they were willing to have a telephone consultation instead of their next face to fac...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients who had already attended a respiratory clinic on at least two occasions and in whom it was perceived that there was a need for continued follow up in a hospital clinic with review needed more often than once per year Patients with no need for physical examinations or investigations such as chest X-rays, blood tests or lung function tests at every attendance Patients who had access to a confidential telephone line Patients who had no mental, hearing or linguistic problems
- Exclusion criteria
- New patients or those who need frequent follow up Patients with mental or cognitive issues Patients requiring physical examination and testing.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00129701
Start Date
November 1 2003
End Date
January 1 2006
Last Update
October 16 2023
Active Locations (1)
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NHLI Imperial College
London, United Kingdom, W6 8RF