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Early Assisted Discharge With Generic Community Nursing and Pulmonary Physicians vs Telemonitoring at Home for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Telemonitoring and telephone control for COPD Exacerbation. Completed, enrolled 116 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
To determine if an early assisted discharge program for acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD), with telemonitoring and telephone control, is equally effective and more efficient in terms of use of health care resources, that a home care provided by hospital respiratory nurses and pulmonologists.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Early assisted discharge from hospital due to an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with telemonitoring of vitals signs (oxygen saturation, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, temperature and electrocardiogram)and telephone control dairy (morning, evening)by the pulmonologist.