Home Telemonitoring System for Patients With Heart Failure vs Usual Care

June 16, 2020 updated by: Lucía María Yanicelli, Universidad Nacional de Tucuman

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This randomized controlled clinical trial compares a home telemonitoring system (HTS) versus usual care during a 90 days follow-up period of Heart Failure (HF) ambulatory patients, in order to evaluate if the use of the HTS improves quality of life and HF related-knowledge. The study was reviewed and approved by the Methodological Committee and by the Research Ethics Committee from the Provincial Health System, according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained before randomization.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Argentina
    • Tucuman
      • San Miguel de Tucuman, Tucuman, Argentina, 4000
        • Zenón Santillán Health Center Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • were over 18 years with a primary diagnosis of HF,
  • had been hospitalized at least once time as a consequence of a HF decompensation,
  • had a Smartphone,
  • had access to WiFi,
  • had access to a weight scale and to a blood-pressure monitor

Exclusion Criteria:

  • illiterate patients,
  • had learning difficulties,
  • had a cognitive impairment sufficient to interfere with the use of the telemonitoring system, or had a severe depression that could interfere with their quality of life perception.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Usual Care
Experimental: Telemonitoring
Device: Home Telemonitoring System
Home Telemonitoring System (HTS) The HTS consists of an App that daily collects measurements of weight, blood pressure, heart rate and symptoms (checklist of symptoms questions). The HTS processes the data and generates and sends an alert to the physicians if a risk situation occurs (measurements are outside of normal ranges). The App has also an educational functionality that allows learning about lifestyle, self-care and healthy habits for HF patients. For this purpose, the application: a) has a section that answers frequent questions, b) has a question and answer game about HF, and c) sends educational messages to the patients every day.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in quality of life through the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ)
Time Frame: 3-month
3-month
Changes in HF related knowledge through the Knowledge of CHF questionnaire
Time Frame: 3-month
3-month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Universidad Nacional de Tucuman

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 16, 2020

Last Verified

June 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0094

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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