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Telehealth Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Hispanic and African-American Patients Admitted With Exacerbation of COPD

NCT03007485 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 266

Last updated 2022-03-10

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Summary

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), also known as emphysema, is the leading cause of hospitalization for older adults in the U.S., and a leading cause of death. Although there is no cure for COPD, a program called pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), which combines exercise and education, can help decrease re-hospitalizations and improve patients' quality of life. Unfortunately, very few COPD Latino and African-American patients actually get PR. These patients are unlikely to get referrals or to be able to attend PR due to lack of insurance, lack of transportation, or lack of a PR center in their area. Telehealth is a way of using computers to deliver healthcare long-distance, eliminating the need for a patient to travel to receive care. By using telehealth for PR, the patient can exercise on a stationary bike in his or her home, while being supervised by videoconference by a respiratory therapist (RT). The RT can "see" the patient, and deliver education by videoconference, and the patient can "see" the RT, so the patient does not need to leave home to get PR.

Conditions

  • COPD Exacerbation

Interventions

OTHER

Telehealth Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Exercise bikes equipped with software that enables a respiratory therapist to remotely conduct a pulmonary rehabilitation session with a patient while he or she is at home (or at a local community center). The patient's vital signs are continually monitored and the RT is able to remotely alert 911 if a patient is in distress. Educational videos and stretching exercises are also incorporated into this session to mimic what a standard pulmonary rehabilitation session offers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northwell Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Negin Hajizadeh, MD, MPH · Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Northwell Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2020-11-15
Completion
2020-11-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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