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Randomised Trial of Telehealth Consultations for Nursing Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

NCT01178879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2013-06-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether telehealth nursing consultations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are superior to hospital readmissions.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Telehealth consultation

The consultations are structured as outpatient sessions immediately after discharge. The content of the education deals with the regular treatment, prevention of exacerbation and how to live with the illness. The aim of the counseling is to increase the patient's empowerment and competence to take action. The patients have the consultations for 7 days followed by a telephone call. Each session is organized and individualised according to the patient's wishes and needs for education and counselling. The equipment consists of a computer with web camera, microphone and measurement equipment. A button to contact to the nurse at the hospital, an alarm button and a volume button. The results are transferred to the hospital by a secure internet line.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Odense University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sygekassernes Helsefond

    collaborator OTHER

  • Danish Nurses Organisation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Southern Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne Dichmann Sorknaes, PhD student · University of Southern Denmark

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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