NCT01478672

Medium Term Health Coaching and Life-long Monitoring in Cardiovascular Disease in Norrbotten

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 741 (actual)
• Sponsor: Luleå Tekniska Universitet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the introduction of large-scale personalized and technology supported telemonitoring and health coaching interventions produces benefits in terms of health related quality of life, health status and empowerment of patients with a cardiovascular disease. In addition, the trials evaluate the economical and organizational impact of the new services and examine their acceptability by patients and health professionals.

Conditions

• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Health Coaching and Life-long Monitoring	Participants receive tablet PCs with software that collects and transmit diagnostic measurements. Measurements are performed by the participants following indications of the health coaching team. Equipment used by all participants: • blood pressure meter, • pedometer • pulse watch• 2-channel electrocardiograph. Measured values are entered manually by the participants, unrealistic values are refused and values are provided with a time-stamp. Measurements is reviewed in a graphical display. Measured values are accessed by the health coaching team that develops an individualized measurement and medication scheme. Reminders are provided by the software and can be exported to personal calendars or mobile phones. Secure authentication of users is be provided

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2011-08-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2011-11-23
• Last updated: 2011-11-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden