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CompletedNCT01393314

A Trial of Telemonitoring in Adults With Heart Failure

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Telemonitoring in Older Adults With Heart Failure

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
99 (actual)
Sponsor
Case Western Reserve University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial of telemonitoring vs usual care provided by home care agencies for patients with heart failure. The study hypothesis is that Telemonitoring will reduce hospital re-admission rates, urgent care visits, unscheduled physician appointments, Emergency Room visits in patients with heart failure over the 60 day post hospitalization period.

Detailed description

A 60 day stratified, randomized clinical trial of a home-based telemonitoring system (TEP) vs. usual home-care with educational package (EP). Both Groups will receive intensive patient education and primary care physicians will be prompted to adhere to heart failure management guidelines. The study will be conducted on 100 patients receiving home care nursing services post-hospital discharge. Each participant will be randomized in equal amounts to treatment (TEP) or no treatment (EP).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEHoneywell HomMed Telemonitortelemonitoring post hospitalization

Timeline

Start date
2007-11-01
Primary completion
2010-03-01
Completion
2010-03-01
First posted
2011-07-13
Last updated
2022-08-10
Results posted
2022-08-10

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01393314. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.