Testing the Effects of Telehealth Monitoring on Rehospitalization and Self Care for Heart Failure Patients in Home Care
Promoting Self Care Using Telehomecare: Impact on Outcomes
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interventional
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Brief Summary
We are testing the use of telehealth technology that includes self monitoring of blood pressure, weight, blood sugar, and oxygen levels for patients with heart failure who are receiving home care. We are interested to learn if using the equipment results in improved self care and decreased incidence of rehospitalization.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 heart-failure
Started Sep 2005
Longer than P75 for phase_3 heart-failure
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 6, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 8, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2010
CompletedDecember 2, 2015
March 1, 2010
4.8 years
March 6, 2006
November 30, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
To learn if using telehealth technology equipment results in improved self care and decreased incidence of rehospitalization.
60, 120 and 180 days from baseline.
Study Arms (2)
1
NO INTERVENTIONreceives home care
2
EXPERIMENTALreceives telehealth monitoring in addition to home care
Interventions
Experimental group receives telehealth monitoring equipment in their homes for the duration of home care. Equipment includes blood pressure cuff, scale, and pulse oximeter, or glucometer as needed. Two home care nurses provide video visits with subjects on the days when the home care nurse does not visit. Patients use the equipment daily and the results are downloaded to the nurse's computer at the home care agency where they are checked daily. The nurse acts on any abnormal readings by calling the patient, the home care nurse, or the physician.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Primary diagnosis of heart failure, English speaking; mentally competent, weigh less than 450 pounds, have a telephone in their home; have Medicare insurance; are able to see, hear, place a cuff on their arm, and stand on a scale to weigh themselves, receiving home care from Penn Care at Home.
You may not qualify if:
- cognitive impairment, weight \> 450 pounds, receiving disease management or on a heart transplant waiting list, receiving home care from a non- participating agency.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kathryn H Bowles, PhD,RN
University of Pennsylvania
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- van Ameringen Professor in Nursing Excellence
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 6, 2006
First Posted
March 8, 2006
Study Start
September 1, 2005
Primary Completion
June 1, 2010
Study Completion
June 1, 2010
Last Updated
December 2, 2015
Record last verified: 2010-03