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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telehealth in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Taiwan

Primary Purpose

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Telehealth program
Usual care
Sponsored by
National Taiwan University Hospital
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Eligibility Criteria

20 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Sites / Locations

  • National Taiwan University HospitalRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Other

Other

Arm Label

Telehealth program

Usual care

Arm Description

Telehealth program service

Usual care service

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Number of Participants with Hospital Readmission at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
January 2, 2012
Last Updated
November 7, 2012
Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01724684
Brief Title
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telehealth in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Taiwan
Official Title
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telehealth in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
November 2012
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
December 2011 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2012 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
undefined (undefined)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

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.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
200 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Telehealth program
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Telehealth program service
Arm Title
Usual care
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Usual care service
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Telehealth program
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Usual care
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Number of Participants with Hospital Readmission at 6 months
Time Frame
6 months

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
20 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Age 20 or more Exclusion Criteria: Discharge against medical advice Enrolled in other trials Not being discharged to home Unconsciousness
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Chun-Ta Huang, MD
Email
huangct@ntu.edu.tw
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chun-Ta Huang, M.D
Organizational Affiliation
National Taiwan University Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Taiwan University Hospital
City
Taipei
ZIP/Postal Code
100
Country
Taiwan
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chun-Ta Huang, MD
Email
huangct@ntu.edu.tw
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chun-Ta Huang, MD

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
33511633
Citation
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.
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