NCT00317057

Outpatient Management of Patients With Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,500 (planned)
• Sponsor: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients admitted to the hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are evaluated with regard to early follow-up by a specialized nurse in the home after discharge.

Detailed description

Patients admitted to Department of Internal Medicine M, Glostrup University hospital, with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are evaluated with regard to early follow-up by a specialized nurse in the home after discharge. Eligible patients receive education about disease management. The intervention is evaluated by comparing the number of readmissions for COPD and the duration of admissions during the study period to the the period prior to the implementation of this intervention.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Patient education and disease management

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-04-01
• Completion: 2007-01-01
• First posted: 2006-04-24
• Last updated: 2007-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark