NCT02293252

Brief Summary

The primary endpoint is the incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER), defined as the combined clinical endpoint "days alive and not in hospital nor stationary care per days in study" and the change in total cost compared to that of the control group.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
621

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2009

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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

March 1, 2009

Completed
5.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 10, 2014

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 18, 2014

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2016

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

October 25, 2016

Status Verified

October 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

7 years

First QC Date

November 10, 2014

Last Update Submit

October 24, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

Home Telemonitoring

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • incremental cost effectiveness ratio (ICER)

    consisting of the combined clinical endpoint "days alive and not in hospital nor stationary care per days in study" and the change in total cost

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Clinical Outcomes - total mortality

    1 year

  • Clinical Outcome - number of inpatient treatment

    1 year

  • Clinical Outcome - length of stay in hospital or nursing home

    1 year

  • Clinical Outcome - functional state of health

    1 year

  • Clinical Outcome - health related quality of life

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

Interventional group

EXPERIMENTAL

Remote patient monitoring system (Motiva)

Device: Remote patient monitoring (Motiva)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Best medical treatment according to the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Interventions

interactive bi-directional home telemonitoring system that provides remote monitoring

Interventional group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) based on European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines
  • Symptoms corresponding to New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II-IV
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40%
  • American Heart Association (AHA) classification stage C or D
  • Age \> 18 years
  • Discharged after hospitalisation for worsening Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) within the last twelve months
  • Able to understand the German language
  • Sufficient eyesight to understand and follow the instructions communicated by the Motiva® platform
  • Willing and able to use the required hard- and software and maintain a patient diary
  • Residing within geographical reach of one of the ten study sites in order to receive additional treatment if required as well as follow-up consultation
  • Willingness to provide informed consent regarding benefits and risks related to the trial, and to sign a participation agreement for the installation of the telemedicine platform Motiva®

You may not qualify if:

  • Myocardial infarction within the past four weeks
  • Heart surgery or any coronary intervention within the past eight weeks
  • Cardiogenic shock within the past four weeks
  • Intended cardiac surgery within the next six months or priority status on a waiting list for organ transplantation
  • Severe chronic and pulmonary illness with an immediate impact on the main outcome measures
  • Renal failure requiring dialysis
  • Dementia or other severe cognitive impairment
  • Psychiatric disorders rendering patients unable to participate in the trial
  • Discharged to or living in a geriatric clinic or a nursing home
  • Participation in another clinical trial

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Bayreuth

Bayreuth, Bavaria, 95444, Germany

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Voller H, Bindl D, Nagels K, Hofmann R, Vettorazzi E, Wegscheider K, Fleck E, Stork S, Nagel E. The First Year of Noninvasive Remote Telemonitoring in Chronic Heart Failure Is not Cost Saving but Improves Quality of Life: The Randomized Controlled CardioBBEAT Trial. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Mar 21;28(11):1613-22. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2022.0021. Online ahead of print.

  • Hofmann R, Voller H, Nagels K, Bindl D, Vettorazzi E, Dittmar R, Wohlgemuth W, Neumann T, Stork S, Bruder O, Wegscheider K, Nagel E, Fleck E; CardioBBEAT Investigators. First outline and baseline data of a randomized, controlled multicenter trial to evaluate the health economic impact of home telemonitoring in chronic heart failure - CardioBBEAT. Trials. 2015 Aug 11;16:343. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0886-8.

Related Links

Study Officials

  • Eckhard Nagel, Prof.Dr.mult

    Head of Institute for Healthcare Management and Health Science, University of Bayreuth

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. h.c.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 10, 2014

First Posted

November 18, 2014

Study Start

March 1, 2009

Primary Completion

March 1, 2016

Study Completion

October 1, 2016

Last Updated

October 25, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

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