Randomised crossover trial of telemonitoring in chronic respiratory patients (TeleCRAFT trial).

ABSTRACT:

Design

Randomised crossover trial with 6 months of standard best practice clinical care (control group) and 6 months with the addition of telemonitoring.

Participants

68 patients with chronic lung disease (38 with COPD; 30 with chronic respiratory failure due to other causes), who had a hospital admission for an exacerbation within 6 months of randomisation and either used long-term oxygen therapy or had an arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2) of <90% on air during the previous admission. Individuals received telemonitoring (second-generation system) via broadband link to a hospital-based care team.

Outcome measures

Primary outcome measure was time to first hospital admission for an acute exacerbation. Secondary outcome measures were hospital admissions, general practiti

SUBMITTER: Chatwin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4819626 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature