Integrated Distance Management Strategy for Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases in the Context of COVID-19

Summary

Management of known patients with cardiovascular disease (in particular the whole spectrum of atherosclerotic ischaemic coronary artery disease, essential hypertension under treatment, and also patients with chronic heart failure under medication) and with other associated chronic pathologies, with obvious effects on the management of the pandemic with modern / distance means (e-Health) of patients at high risk of mortality in contact with coronavirus.

Given the Covid-19 Pandemic, all the above complex cardiovascular patients are under the obligation to stay in the house isolated and can no longer come to standard clinical and paraclinical monitoring and control visits. Therefore, a remote management solution (tele-medicine) of these patients must be found.

The Investigators endeavour is to create an electronic platform to communicate with these patients and offer solutions for their cardiovascular health issues (including psychological and religious problems due to isolation).

The Investigators intend to create this platform for communicating with a patient and stratify their complaints in risk levels. A given specialist will sort and classify their needs on a scale, based on specific algorithms (derived from the clinical European Cardiovascular Guidelines), and generate specific protocols varying from 911 like emergencies to cardiological advices or psychological sessions. These could include medication changing of doses, dietary advices or exercise restrictions. Moreover, in those patients suspected of COVID infection, special assistance should be provided per protocol.

Conditions

• Angina Pectoris
• Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Coronary Syndrome
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Angioplasty
• Stent Restenosis
• Hypertension
• Heart Failure, Systolic
• Depression, Anxiety
• Covid-19
• Isolation, Social

Interventions

OTHER

Tele-medicine platform

Electronic counselling of known pathology cardiovascular patients through a complex remote platform and dedicated experts. This project intend remote monitoring through wearable devices (e.g. ECG watches, pulse detectors, oximetry).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical Sciences Academy - Romania

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Victor Babes Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases - Bucharest

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Professor Adrian Covic

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Alexandru Burlacu, MD, PhD · University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr. T. Popa" Iasi, Romania

• Cristina Plesoianu, PhD · Medical Sciences Academy from Romania

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2020-03-31

Primary Completion

2020-10-01

Completion

2020-10-01

Countries

• Romania

Study Locations