Remote Monitoring of Chronic Heart Failure in Veneto Region

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether telemonitoring of patients with chronic heart failure produces a reduction in the combined end point of all cause mortality and number of hospitalisations, and whether it improves health related quality of life. In addition, the trials evaluate the economic and organisational impact of the telemonitoring service and examine its acceptability by patients and health professionals.

Conditions

• Congestive Heart Failure

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Telemonitoring for patients with Congestive Heart Failure

Patients are equipped with a telemonitoring kit composed by a portable wrist-clinic device and digital weight scale for clinical parameters measuring and a gateway device for data transmission. The patient can monitor a complete set of clinical parameters, such as pulse-oxymetry, heart rate, blood pressure, ECG and body weight, with a frequency set by the clinician in the personalised treatment plan. Data are transmitted to a regional eHealth centre where a group of operators keeps these information under control and alerts the reference clinician in case of worsening of symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• European Commission

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria n.9 Treviso

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda ULSS 7 Conegliano

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda ULSS 16 Padova

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda ULSS di Verona e Provincia

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda ULSS 12 Veneziana

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda Unità Socio Sanitaria di Dolo Mirano

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova

  collaborator OTHER

• Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona

  collaborator OTHER

• Regione Veneto

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Zoran Olivari, DM · Azienda Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria n.9 Treviso

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-10-31

Primary Completion

2014-05-31

Completion

2014-05-31

Countries

• Italy

Study Locations