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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseNCT00317057

Outpatient Management of Patients With Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A study testing Patient education and disease management in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, run by Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen at 1 site in Denmark.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
What is being tested?
Patient education and disease management
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
1,500 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Apr 2006to Jan 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Who cannot join

  • Other severe acute or chronic diseases

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Susanne Vest, MD contact

susanne.vest@dadlnet.dk

Allan Linneberg, MD, PhD contact

+45 43233260

alli@glostruphosp.kbhamt.dk

Denmark1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Glostrup University Hospital

    Copenhagen, Glostrup, DK-2600

    Susanne Vest, MD, Susanne.vest@dadlnet.dk

    Recruiting

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About this study

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.

Read the 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.

Being tested
Patient education and disease management
Keywords
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Outpatient management, nurse-lead patient education
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Patient education and disease managementProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. the number of readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. the duration of admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Apr 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2006
  3. Study completionJan 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Early clinical test
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,500 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00317057
Sponsor's protocol ID
KA05756
Status last verified
Jan 2007
First submitted
20 Apr 2006
Last updated
5 Jan 2007
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Patient education and disease management in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, run by Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Jan 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Susanne Vest, MD (susanne.vest@dadlnet.dk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

the number of readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Jan 2007.

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