NCT01724684

Brief Summary

Recent studies have demonstrated the promising potential that telehealth has in management of chronic disease. For COPD patients, implementation of telehealth reduced readmissions, emergency room visits, and exacerbations and was cost-effective. Telehealth as a method of delivering healthcare to remote, resource-deprived areas is not lacking in evidence of benefit; however, the situation about its more widespread use for monitoring purposes is much less clear. To date, most of the studies dealing with telehealth in COPD were conducted in countries covering vast territories. Therefore, it needs to be investigated whether telehealth conveys similar advantages for COPD patients in a small island country.

Trial Health

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Monitor

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 2, 2012

Completed
11 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 12, 2012

Completed
19 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

November 12, 2012

Status Verified

November 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

January 2, 2012

Last Update Submit

November 7, 2012

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Participants with Hospital Readmission at 6 months

    6 months

Study Arms (2)

Telehealth program

OTHER

Telehealth program service

Other: Telehealth program

Usual care

OTHER

Usual care service

Other: Usual care

Interventions

Telehealth programOTHER
Telehealth program
Usual careOTHER
Usual care

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Age 20 or more

You may not qualify if:

  • Discharge against medical advice
  • Enrolled in other trials
  • Not being discharged to home
  • Unconsciousness

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100, Taiwan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Cox NS, Dal Corso S, Hansen H, McDonald CF, Hill CJ, Zanaboni P, Alison JA, O'Halloran P, Macdonald H, Holland AE. Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jan 29;1(1):CD013040. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013040.pub2.

    PMID: 33511633DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Chun-Ta Huang, M.D

    National Taiwan University Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Chun-Ta Huang, MD

CONTACT

huangct@ntu.edu.tw

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 2, 2012

First Posted

November 12, 2012

Study Start

December 1, 2011

Primary Completion

December 1, 2012

Last Updated

November 12, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-11

Locations

TW(1)