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Effectiveness and Cost Impact of a Telecommunications System in COPD

NCT00012805 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2015-04-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic illnesses among veterans in the adult population, and accounts for substantial morbidity and mortality in this population. Interventions that enhance symptom self-monitoring and increase understanding of COPD therapy may lead to earlier detection of clinical deterioration permitting more timely intervention by health care providers. However, such interventions are labor-intensive and expensive, and typically require patients to go to a medical facility on a regular basis. A novel means of providing such interventions is a Telephone-Linked Computer (TLC) system, a computer-based telecommunications system that can monitor, educate, and counsel patients through regular automated conversations in patients� homes. In previous studies, we have demonstrated the applicability of TLC technology in the clinical monitoring of adults with chronic disease conditions such as hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.

Conditions

  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Telephone Monitoring

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David William Sparrow, DSc · VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Completion
2001-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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