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Clinical Trials/NCT01759368
NCT01759368
Completed
Not Applicable

Heart at Home- Remote Patient Monitoring in the Care of Heart Failure Patients

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland1 site in 1 country94 target enrollmentOctober 2010
ConditionsHeart Failure

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Heart Failure
Sponsor
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Enrollment
94
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Number of HF-related Hospital Days
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

In the study benefits of using mobile phone assisted remote patient monitoring including self-measurements of blood pressure, heart rate and weight as well as monitoring of personal health status are investigated in the care of heart failure patients.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2010
End Date
June 2012
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • diagnosis of systolic heart failure
  • NYHA (New York Heart Association) classification \> 1
  • left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%
  • need for a regular control visit
  • time from the last visit no longer than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who were known to enter a major medical operation
  • severe comorbidity,
  • participation in other clinical trial during last three months-
  • poor compliance in terms of familiarity with mobile phone

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of HF-related Hospital Days

Time Frame: From baseline until the end of the study at six months

Number of heart failure related hospital days

Secondary Outcomes

  • Death(From baseline until the end of the study at six months)
  • Heart Transplant(From baseline until the end of the study at six months)
  • P-proBNP(From baseline until the end of the study at six months)
  • EHFSBS (European Heart Failure Self-Care Behaviour Scale ) Scores(From baseline until the end of the study at six months)
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction(From baseline until the end of the study at six months)
  • Utilization of Health Care Resources(From baseline until the end of the study at six months)

Study Sites (1)

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