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The value of INnovative ICT guided disease management combined with Telemonitoring in OUtpatient clinics for Chronic Heart failure patients. Design and methodology of the IN TOUCH study: a multicenter randomised trial.
de Vries, Arjen E; de Jong, Richard M; van der Wal, Martje H L; Jaarsma, Tiny; van Dijk, Rene B; Hillege, Hans L.
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  • de Vries AE; Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. a.e.de.vries@thorax.umcg.nl
BMC Health Serv Res ; 11: 167, 2011 Jul 13.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21752280
BACKGROUND: Although the value of telemonitoring in heart failure patients is increasingly studied, little is known about the value of the separate components of telehealth: ICT guided disease management and telemonitoring. The aim of this study is to investigate the value of telemonitoring added to ICT guided disease management (DM) on the quality and efficiency of care in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) after a hospitalisation. METHODS/DESIGN: The study is divided in two arms; a control arm (DM) and an intervention arm (DM+TM) in 10 hospitals in the Netherlands. In total 220 patients will be included after worsening of CHF (DM: N = 90, DM+TM: N = 130). Total follow-up will be 9 months. Data will be collected at inclusion and then after 2 weeks, 4.5 and 9 months. The primary endpoint of this study is a composite score of: 1: death from any cause during the follow-up of the study, 2: first readmission for HF and 3: change in quality of life compared to baseline, assessed by the Minnesota Living with Heart failure Questionnaire. The study has started in December 2009 and results are expected in 2012. CONCLUSIONS: The IN TOUCH study is the first to investigate the effect of telemonitoring on top of ICT guided DM on the quality and efficiency of care in patients with worsening HF and will use a composite score as its primary endpoint. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Netherlands Trial Register (NTR): NTR1898.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Telecomunicaciones / Manejo de la Enfermedad / Instituciones de Atención Ambulatoria / Insuficiencia Cardíaca / Monitoreo Fisiológico Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Health Serv Res Asunto de la revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Telecomunicaciones / Manejo de la Enfermedad / Instituciones de Atención Ambulatoria / Insuficiencia Cardíaca / Monitoreo Fisiológico Tipo de estudio: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Health Serv Res Asunto de la revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido