Effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services on hospital admission for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the effectiveness of telemonitoring integrated into existing clinical services such that intervention and control groups have access to the same clinical care.

Design

Researcher blind, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

UK primary care (Lothian, Scotland).

Participants

Adults with at least one admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the year before randomisation. We excluded people who had other significant lung disease, who were unable to provide informed consent or complete the study, or who had other significant social or clinical problems.

Interventions

Participants were recruited between 21 May 2009 and 28 March 2011, and centrally randomised to receive telemonitoring or conventional self monito

SUBMITTER: Pinnock H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3805483 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature