Telehome Monitoring for Chronic Disease Management
Effectiveness of Telehome Monitoring on Quality of Life and Health Resources Utilization Among People With Chronic Disease Residing in Rural Maryland
研究概览
详细说明
While the nation's overall health status has improved over the past decade, disparities persist among racial/ethnic minorities, low-income whites, the medically under-served, and rural residents. The disparities in disease morbidity and mortality are a compelling crisis and the elimination of such disparities is a national priority. With an aging population, the changing demographics are increasing the disease burden attributable to chronic diseases.
The broad goal of this project is to evaluate the potential value of using THC technology in chronically ill patients in rural Maryland, within the broad context of social determinants of health. This builds upon a completed pilot research study in Garrett County on a small scale THC program in rural Garrett County Maryland funded by the Maryland Cigarette Restitution Fund (CRF) supported Other Tobacco Related Diseases (OTRD grant) (CBaquet PI) in collaboration with the division of cardiology and department of family medicine. This research study will look at whether the THC equipment in the home for 60 days will make a difference in the health of the patients who get the unit in their home compared to the patients who will not receive the unit for 60 days. And we will look at whether this technology will support patient monitoring in the home. The use of the technology will be evaluated to determine whether patient monitoring using THC equipment will influence the hospitalization rates or emergency department visits for the patients. Evaluation of the influence of the THC equipment on medical resource utilization in rural and medically underserved communities will be studied.
Telehome care (THC) may provide augmentation to current face to face monitoring through home visits (usual method for Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) billable home health services) of chronically ill patients and may provide an innovative and potentially cost-effective solution to improving patients' outcomes and health care resource utilization in rural areas. THC can support the coordination of care by assessing and monitoring patients in their homes and giving health care providers appropriate feedback to assure patient compliance with discharge instructions such as medication, home care and other aspects of recommended treatment regimens. Further, THC may improve service coordination at discharge and provide ongoing monitoring/engagement of patients, which is considered essential to prevent re-hospitalizations and emergency department visits. Demonstration of the potential benefits on care pathways, and patient and provider acceptance and satisfaction with the technology requires systematic larger scale and scientifically rigorous studies.
Purpose The project's broad goals are to evaluate the effects of telehome care (THC), a form of remote patient home monitoring,(within the broad context of social determinants of health) for chronic disease management among rural residing minority, low-income white, and medically underserved patients by: (a) providing an innovative telehome care (THC) capacity and infrastructure in two Maryland rural and medically underserved communities; and (b) using the THC infrastructure to generate scientifically rigorous and high quality evidence on whether the THC technology improves patient monitoring, influences clinical outcomes, and has an impact on medical resource utilization. [NOTE: THC uses telecommunication technologies to enable home health agency clinical staff at a rural home health agency to monitor their patients in the home.]
The major aim for this study are: 1) To evaluate the impact of the 60-day in home THC monitoring on medical resource utilization (emergency department visits; re-hospitalization rates) and Quality of Life related to the management of Metabolic Syndrome/Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), Hypertension (HTN), and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) compared to those patients that receive only an educational pamphlet. Secondary aim hopes to support patient education to enhance acceptability, patient independence and satisfaction.
In this study, remote in-home patient monitoring using a THC system from VitelNet (telehealth equipment vendor) will provide patient monitoring remotely or non billable services for the experimental study arm for this project in addition to routine billable home health services. This project does not substitute billable in-home monitoring of patients which is a prerequisite for enrollment into this study(conventional home health services) but provides remote monitoring for the study arm in addition to conventional/billable services delivered.
Patients are randomized to either THC use for 60 days with 60, 90 day follow up or "usual care" with 60, 90 day follow up.
In addition, new knowledge will be generated by this study on methods for conduct of health disparities research and training of non-research clinical personnel who are community based in data collection and research ethics.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Maryland
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Hughesville、Maryland、美国、20637
- Chesapeake-Potomac Home Health Agency
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Oakland、Maryland、美国、21550
- Garrett County Health Department Home Health Agency
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Home bound at a home health agency (i.e., Garrett County Health Department Home Health Agency or Chesapeake-Potomac Home Health Agency)
- Clinical diagnosis of at least one of the following: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus and taking anti-hyperglycemic oral therapy
- Able to operate the telehome care system
- Agreeable to have the telehome care system installed at residence for 60 days
- Residing in an environment where care can be provided safely
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not eligible for home health care
- With a clinical diagnosis of a medical condition other than obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus and taking anti-hyperglycemic oral therapy
- Unable to follow instructions about or be able to operate the telehome care system
- Residing in an environment that is unsafe to provide home health care
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
- 主要用途:支持治疗
- 分配:随机化
- 介入模型:并行分配
- 屏蔽:无(打开标签)
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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无干预:日常护理
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实验性的:Telehome Care Monitoring + Usual Care
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Telehome care monitoring over a 60-day period wherein patients transmit health measurements to their health care professional on a daily basis
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Self reported Quality of life
大体时间:The Outcome Measure(s) are assessing a change from Baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Assessing change from baseline to 90 day evaluated.
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The Outcome Measure(s) are assessing a change from Baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Number of emergency department visits
大体时间:The Outcome Measure(s) are assessing a change from Baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Assessing change from baseline to 90 day post baseline for:
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The Outcome Measure(s) are assessing a change from Baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Re-hospitalization
大体时间:Assessing change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Assessing change from baseline to 90 day post baseline for:
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Assessing change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Number of contacts (visits or phone calls) with health care providers
大体时间:Assessing change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Assessing change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Adequacy of hypertension control
大体时间:Measures change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Measures change from baseline to 90 day post baseline for:adequacy of blood pressure control (<140/90 mmHg)
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Measures change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Adequacy of diabetes control
大体时间:Measures change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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adequacy of glycemic control of HbA1C of <7.5
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Measures change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Compliance with recommended (by discharging physician/primary health professional) drug therapy use for heart failure
大体时间:Assessing change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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Assessing change from baseline and 90-day post-baseline
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Claudia R Baquet, MD MPH、University of Maryland School of Medicine
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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与本研究相关的术语
其他研究编号
- HP-00044150
- RC2MD004800 (美国 NIH 拨款/合同)
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