| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN86821773 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 25/04/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | HTA 01/15/10 |
| Public title | A randomised 2x2 trial of community versus hospital rehabilitation, followed by telephone or conventional follow up; impact on quality of life, exercise capacity and use of health care resources |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Symptoms and general pathology: Other symptoms and general pathology |
| Study hypothesis | Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program of supervised exercises and education to improve the function and quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic lung disease, predominantly caused by smoking). To date, this treatment has usually been carried out in hospital, where research has already shown it to be effective. Programs typically last for 6 weeks, but improvements persist much longer. For maximum benefit patients must be assisted to change their lifestyles. It is possible that the importance attached to being treated in hospital is more likely to convince patients to change their lifestyles. Alternatively, those treated in a community setting may identify the treatment more with day to day life and hence be more likely to make ongoing changes. This study randomises patients to receive their rehabilitation program in either hospital or community setting to see if one is superior to the other. This will be evaluated over 18 months to see how the effect persists, with measures of purely physical function (exercise), quality of life and use of healthcare status being evaluated. In addition, half of the patients will receive telephone support to see if this can cost effectively enhance the persistence of treatment effect. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised 2x2 trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/11/2002 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/07/2007 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Interventions | Please note that, as of 24 January 2008, the start and end date of this trial were updated from 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2006 to 1 November 2002 and 31 July 2007, respectively.
Interventions:
Community versus hospital rehabilitation |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK) |
| Sponsor name | Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
United Kingdom
LS2 7UE |
| Sponsor email | Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm |
| Contact name | Dr Roderick Allan Lawson |
| Contact details | Dept of Respiratory Medicine
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
United Kingdom
S10 2JF |
| Contact telephone | +44 0 114 271 2958 |
| Contact fax | +44 0 114 271 1836 |
| Contact email | rod.lawson@sth.nhs.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN86821773 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
