Status:

COMPLETED

Short-term Telehealth Follow up After Hospital Discharge for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

Lead Sponsor:

Regional Health Authority of Sterea & Thessaly

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry for Health and Social Solidarity, Greece

Municipality of Trikala, Greece

Conditions:

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the introduction of a short-term telemonitoring program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients discharged from the hospital after di...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to the evaluate the use of a close phone-based tele-monitoring platform will reflected by less hospital re-admissions, will change their generic and disease specific quali...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Exacerbation of COPD according to the GOLD guidelines
  • Age \> 40 years
  • Capability to use the devices provided
  • Willing to participate

Exclusion

  • included in previous COPD monitoring study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

155 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01489241

Start Date

March 1 2011

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

February 24 2015

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Pulmonary Department - Regional University Hospital of Larisa

Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, 41110