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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01513980
Date of registration: 17/01/2012
Primary sponsor: Regione Veneto
Public title: Life-long Monitoring of COPD in Veneto Region
Scientific title: RENEWING HEALTH - Large Scale Pilot in Veneto Region: Life-long Monitoring in COPD
Date of first enrolment: November 2011
Target sample size: 750
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01513980
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:   Massimo Fusello, MD
Address: 
Telephone: 041 2608805
Email: Massimo.Fusello@ulss12.ve.it
Affiliation: 
Name:   Massimo Fusello, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Local Health authority Veneziana
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age = 18 years.

- COPD GOLD class 3-4

- Life expectance > 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient unable to use the equipment provided (alone or assisted).



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Intervention(s)
Other: Usual care
Procedure: nurse-monitoring for patients with severe COPD
Procedure: self-monitoring for patients with severe COPD
Primary Outcome(s)
Health-Related quality of life [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
All cause mortality [Time Frame: 12 months]
Anxiety and depression status [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of bed days for hospitalised patients [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of re-hospitalizations [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of specialist visits [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of visits to emergency department [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
G. A. 250487-Veneto WP8Cl5
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
European Commission
Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria di Padova
Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria di Treviso
Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria di Verona
Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria Veneziana
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