NCT00916799

VISN 23 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Case Management Using Home Telehealth Equipment

VISN 23 COPD Case Management Using Home Telehealth Equipment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Looking at the use of home telehealth equipment and it's place in self management and education in patients who suffer moderate to severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The patients in this group would be those patients who traditionally suffer from emphysema, and/or chronic bronchitis.

Detailed description

Patients who have been admitted to the hospital, or who have frequent urgent care visits, who also suffer from COPD exacerbations will be given a home monitoring system. Daily, the patient will respond to a series of questions. The results of the question answers will be remotely monitored by a nurse case manager. The objective is to measure compliance, resource use, and the ability for early recognition of an exacerbation of their COPD, and early implementation of therapy.

Conditions

• COPD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Use of Telehealth equipment (Viterian V-100)	Patient will daily enter answers to questions generated from a home telehealth monitor

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-11-01
• Completion: 2010-05-01
• First posted: 2009-06-10
• Last updated: 2009-06-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States