The eHealth Diary: digital pen telemonitoring of patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure within specialised home care

Telemonitoring of patients with advanced COPD and heart failure within specialised home care - based on digital pen technology and a Health Diary form

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN34252610

Enrollment

130

Registered

2013-11-12

Start date

2013-11-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-11-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

COPD and/or heart failure Circulatory System Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified, Heart failure

Interventions

This is a non-randomized single-centre study following an intervention group only. Expected outcomes will be calculated based on historical data from patients with the same characteristics out of data

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 08/05/2014: 1. Patients (men and women) > 65 years diagnosed with COPD and/or heart failure 2. With >= 2 hospital admissions during the last 12 months Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Patients (men and women) > 65 years diagnosed with COPD and/or heart failure 2. With >= 3 hospital admissions due to COPD/heart failure during the last 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Dementia/other cognitive impairment or psychotic illness 2. Lack of ability to understand Swedish 3. Severe hearing loss 4. Underwent surgery in the last 6 months or surgery planned in the next 6 months 5. Other life-threatening illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
All outcomes measured at 12 months using patient records/administrative registers: 1. Number of hospital admissions 2. Healthcare costs 3. Mortality	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Health-related quality of life, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 2. Patients? ability to handle the technology and method, measured? using questionnaires at 1, 6 and 12 months 3. Patients? participation in their own care, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 4. Patients? knowledge of their illness, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 5. Patients? feeling of security, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 6. Deterioration and exacerbations, measured? using patient records at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Health-related quality of life, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 2. Patients? ability to handle the technology and method, measured? using questionnaires at 1, 6 and 12 months 3. Patients? participation in their own care, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 4. Patients? knowledge of their illness, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 5. Patients? feeling of security, measured? using questionnaires at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months 6. Deterioration and exacerbations, measured? using patient records at baseline, 1, 6 and 12 months

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026