A Project Ensuring Quality and Cooperation in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00772733

Acronym

KOSMOS

Enrollment

936

Registered

2008-10-15

Start date

2008-10-31

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2011-02-23

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

Conditions

Chronic Diseases, COPD

Keywords

Quality assurance, rehabilitation, chronic care model, COPD

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to ensure the quality of the COPD treatment in primary care by implementing planned follow-up visits, where the disease condition is evaluated and optimised in accordance with the national COPD recommendations. If relevant the general practitioner (GP) will refer patients to COPD rehabilitation conducted by relevant municipality rehabilitation teams. Secondarily the purpose is to improve collaboration and communication between the local hospital pulmonologist, GPs and the municipality rehabilitation team

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

35 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* COPD diagnose, verified by spirometry * Having given informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Control visits at General practitioners	6-12 months
Lung function measured by spirometry	6-12 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Dyspnoea on MRC scale	6-12 months
Smoking status	6-12 months
Rehabilitation completed in the municipality rehabilitation team	6-12 months

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results