Acute Chest Triage Rapid Intervention Guided by Home Care or Telecare

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN55776263

Enrollment

200

Registered

2005-09-08

Start date

2001-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease (COAD) Respiratory Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD)

Interventions

Telecare delivered in patient's own home versus traditional nurse visits.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients referred to Accident and Emergency (A&E) for assessment, following exacerbation of COAD. Inclusion criteria include forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) 100 mmHg, pH >7.4, pO2 >6.7 kPa

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include pneumothorax, uncontrolled left ventricular failure (LVF), acute electrocardiogram (ECG) changes, asthma, pneumonia, and previous participation in trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Respiratory-related Quality of Life 2. Economic outcomes	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Nurse and patient satisfaction measures 2. Quality and reliability of equipment	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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