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

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Conditions studied: COPD

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00916799

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

50

Starts

2009-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-06-12

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• One or more hospital admissions or emergency room visits in last 2 Years.
• Patient must meet the VA home telehealth guideline that the patient is determined to be at high risk for poor clinical outcomes or increased unplanned health care utilization based on disease specific criteria and/or determined by physician provider

You may not qualify if…

• Any unstable medical condition that the investigator thinks would preclude effective participation in the study, or which would be expected to reduce life expectancy to less than 1 year.
• Unwilling or unable to provide consent
• Uncooperative or combative
• Does not have a compatible phone line
• Inability to use home telemedicine equipment

Where it is running

• VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System, Omaha — Omaha, Nebraska, United States (enrolling)
• VA Medical Center, Minneapolis — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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