Why the study?
Does long-term telerehabilitation reduce the combined number of hospitalisations and emergency department presentations in patients with COPD?
Does long-term telerehabilitation reduce the combined number of hospitalisations and emergency department presentations in patients with COPD?
This trial protocol outlines a study to determine if long-term telerehabilitation is an effective strategy for reducing hospitalizations and emergency department visits in patients with COPD.
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Long-term telerehabilitation's effect on COPD hospitalizations remains unknown; this RCT protocol will provide Level 2 evidence to address the gap.
Zanaboni et al. (2016) studied this question.
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