Evaluation of the Usefulness and Efficacy of Telemonitoring of Patients With COPD
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
A substantial number of people with COPD suffer from exacerbations, which are defined as an acute worsening of respiratory symptoms. To minimize exacerbations, telehealth has emerged as an alternative to improve clinical management, access to health care, and support for self-management. The study objective was to map the evidence of telehealth/telemedicine for the monitoring of adult COPD patients after hospitalization due to an exacerbation.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 90
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Patients aged over 18 years old with prior diagnosis of COPD according to GOLD criteria
Locations
Other Locations
Tunisia
Khaoula Bel Haj Ali
RECRUITING
Monastir
Contact Information
Primary
Khaoula Bel Haj Ali, MD
belhajalikhaoula@yahoo.fr
73106000
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2023-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 164
Treatments
Active_comparator: TLM_group
the patients included receive a weekly phone call from the participating physician to to support self-management improvement, use of inhalation devices, rehabilitation, monitoring of signs/symptoms by treatment management, counseling, motivation, and prevention of exacerbations, early recognition of exacerbation signs and planify access to health care facility. at 1 month a Face to Face visit is planned at the pneumology clinic which also unifies the criteria for monitoring and treatment of respiratory disease. Whenever patients came to the emergency room (ER), they were evaluated by the Pneumologist in charge, ergo maintaining a similar approach in the assessment of ERs and deciding whether the patient should be admitted or discharged, independently of their group assignment.
No_intervention: STD_group
Patients in this group receive usual monitoring and treatment regimen is left to the discretion of the treating physicians. At inclusion, patients receive a phone call to collect data.at 1 month a Face to Face visit is planned at the pneumology clinic which also unifies the criteria for monitoring and treatment of respiratory disease. Whenever patients came to the emergency room (ER), they were evaluated by the Pneumologist in charge, ergo maintaining a similar approach in the assessment of ERs and deciding whether the patient should be admitted or discharged, independently of their group assignment.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Monastir