Status:
COMPLETED
Outgoing Lung Team - a Cross-sectorial Intervention in Patients With COPD
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Conditions:
COPD
COPD Exacerbation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-100 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study examines the effects of the work of an outgoing lung team in the Municipality of Aarhus, Denmark to patients with COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) at risk of exacerbation of COP...
Detailed Description
Background Worldwide, COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is currently the fourth leading cause of death and projected to be the third leading cause of death by 2020. In 2010, the es...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Citizens of the Municipality of Aarhus
- FEV1 \<50% predicted and at least one hospitalisation due to COPD and/or two tablet-treated episodes of exacerbation (prednisolone and /or antibiotics) within the last year
- Special needs due to anxiety, dyspnea etc. that cause frequent hospitalisations
Exclusion
- Participation in the pilot project
- Inability to speak, read and understand Danish
- Severe cognitive disability and thus inability to understand and fill in questionnaires (e.g. dementia)
- No wish to participate in the project
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 25 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
144 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04119856
Start Date
September 25 2017
End Date
November 30 2020
Last Update
January 22 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy
Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200