Telemedicine for Improving Outcome in Inner City Patient Population With Hypercapneic Respiratory Failure
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Sleep Disordered Breathing, Neuromuscular Diseases
In brief
The Hypercapnia Telemedicine Outreach Program (E-TOUCH Study) aims to utilize telemedicine technology, as well as emergency medical services (EMS) home visits to address the problem with poor follow-up and compliance among Einstein's hypercapnic patients. The hypothesis is that reaching out to the subjects' homes will allow more consistent healthcare delivery, increase healthcare efficiency and compliance with therapy, and overall decrease acute decompensated states / hypercapnic respiratory failure, decreasing ED visits and hospitalization.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03353064
- Run by
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
- People needed
- 4
- Starts
- 2017-10-18
- Expected to finish
- 2018-10-26
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-10-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adult patients > 18 years of age
- Evidence of hypercapnia (PCO2 ≥ 45mmHg) secondary to COPD-OSA overlap, OHS, Neuromuscular disease / weakness
- Requiring NIV / NIPPV outpatient
- Ability to operate a smart device / tablet
- Informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Non-English or Non-Spanish- speaking (device videos and surveys are available in English or Spanish only)
- Patients unable to give consent
- Pregnant women
- Prisoners
- Patients <18 years of age
- Patient already on NIPPV/ CPAP at home and compliant on therapy
- Significant non-pulmonary conditions (CHF with EF < 40%), Pulmonary hypertension with PASP> 60 mmGH, severe valvular heart disease, end-stage renal disease or end-stage liver disease.
- Patients without health insurance
- Residing out of state (Pennsylvania)
- Patients with current or history of drug / narcotic dependence
Where it is running
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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