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NCT Number: NCT00702078

Home-based Treatment of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

We want to improve the treatment of patients suffering from COPD (3-4) by early medical intervention in the patients home. A close cooperation between the hospital and the primary healthcare system will hopefully reduce hospitalisation, drug consumption and improve quality of life. Following up from the hospital and the primary healthcare in cooperation may lead to earlier detection and treatment of exacerbations in COPD.

The main outcome variable will be number of hospitalizations assessed simply by counting. The second objective will be Quality of life and activation assessed by different questionnaires included in St.George´s Respiratory Questionnaire.

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Key information

Conditions

COPD Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

Up to 95 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dept. of Lung Diseases, St.Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, 7006, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • clinical diagnosis of COPD (III-IV)
  • receive help from homecare nurse
  • not suffering from any other serious disease, with expected lifespan less than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

closer collaboration between hospital and primary healthcare system

Behavioral

Follow-up from the hospital and the primary healthcare in cooperation

Usual Care

Behavioral

follow-up according to todays best practice

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of hospitalizations

    Time frame: 2011

Secondary outcomes

  1. quality of life

    Time frame: 2011

  2. lung function

    Time frame: 2011

  3. use of medication

    Time frame: 2011

  4. cost-effectiveness

    Time frame: 2011

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

St. Olavs Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Community Health Network

Registry information

Official study title

Randomised Clinical Study on the Effect of Home-based Treatment of Patients With COPD. Improved Cooperation Between Hospital and Primary Healthcare System.

Acronym: COPD-HOME

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jun 20, 2008
Registry last updated
Jan 11, 2017

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