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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseasePhase 1TeleMotiNIVNCT01560741

Telemedicine and Ventilator Titration in Chronic Respiratory Patients Initiating Non-invasive Ventilation

A Phase 1 study testing Telemonitoring tools in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Neuromuscular Disease, run by Hospital Sao Joao at 1 site in Portugal.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The critical nature of respiratory diseases, the continuously increasing prevalence of these conditions, and the subjective perception of patients vis-à-vis their pulmonary function and health status underscore the importance of home telemonitoring. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 80 years
What is being tested?
Telemonitoring tools
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
128 participants
Where
1 sitePortugal
Study dates
Jul 2012to May 2013
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 15 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • OHS:
  • PaCO2 > 45 mmHg;
  • IMC > 40 Kg/m2
  • COPD:
  • Age < 80 years;
  • Receiving appropriate medical therapy according to gold guidelines
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  • Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) for at least 3 months;
  • PaCO2 > 50 mmHg during room air
  • ph > 7,35 and free from exacerbations in the 4 weeks preceding recruitment;
  • One exacerbation in the last year before preceding recruitment with necessity of NIV in the acute care setting;
  • FEV1 < 1,5l or < 50% predicted;
  • FEV1/FVC < 60%
  • Total Lung Capacity (TLC)≥ 90% predicted;
  • PaO2 < 60 mmHg breathing room air at rest.
  • NMD and CWD:
  • PaCO2 > 45 mmHg;
  • Significant nocturnal desaturation
  • FVC < 50% predicted;
  • SNIP < 40 cmH20
  • MIP < 60% predicted
  • Ortopnea;
  • 20% drop of VC in supine position.

Who cannot join

  • OHS:
  • COPD
  • NMD
  • COPD:
  • 15% increase in FEV1 after inhaled Salbutamol (200 µg);
  • Active smoking;
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  • History of OSA (with AHI > 15 episodes.h-1)
  • NMD and CWD:
  • COPD;
  • OHS;
  • PCF < 270;
  • Severe bulbar weakness (ALSFRS bulbar subscore 0-3)
  • MIC/VC=1

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Portugal1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hospital de S.João

    Porto, Porto District, 4200-319

    João Carlos Winck, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Randomized Trial Comparing Telemedicine Monitoring and Titration in Patients Initiating Non-invasive Ventilation With Usual Care (TELEMOTINIV Study)

The critical nature of respiratory diseases, the continuously increasing prevalence of these conditions, and the subjective perception of patients vis-à-vis their pulmonary function and health status underscore the importance of home telemonitoring. These conditions are critical and necessitate close and regular monitoring that may be achieved at distance using telemonitoring. This study will assess a number of measures both at baseline and post-intervention from a number of domains, including Arterial Blood Gases (ABG), BiPAP-related data, chronic respiratory failure symptoms, health-related quality of life, patients satisfaction and utilization of healthcare resources.

Read the detailed description

In recent years home care is becoming increasingly used and considered by some the future of healthcare. Home mechanical ventilation has been shown to improve morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic respiratory failure of different aetiologies. A French survey suggests an increase of 12% of cases per year. With the prospect of a substantial increase of ventilated patients at home, facilities and resources have not been proportionally growing, so new approaches should be investigated and addressed to absorb this constant flux of patients.

Telemedicine is defined as the broad use of electronic and communications technologies to provide and support remote monitoring of health status. It has been shown to be an effective alternative model of care for managing chronic diseases. It as also been shown to reduce healthcare costs and is a major topic on the agendas of health and social care policies in Europe.

Home telemonitoring of respiratory conditions results in early identification of deteriorations in patient condition and symptom control.

However, evidence on the magnitude of clinical and structural effects remains preliminary, with variations in study approaches and an absence of robust study designs and formal evaluations.

The objective is gathering data that can be help to establish guidelines for non invasive home mechanical ventilation initiation and quality control.

Being tested
Telemonitoring tools, Usual Care
Keywords
Chronic respiratory failure, Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation, Home-care, Telemedicine, COPD
Medical subject headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Telemonitoring toolsDevice

    Also called wireless transmiter

    Patients will go home with telemedicine tools to monitor efficacy and compliance of non-invasive home mechanical ventilation

  • Usual CareDevice

    Also called Hospital visit

    The assessment of efficacy and compliance will be monitor at the end of third month. This is the date of the scheduled hospital visit.

Study groups in NCT01560741
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Telemedicine GroupActive comparatorPatients will be initiated and adapted on non-invasive home mechanical ventilation in Pulmonology Department of S. João Hospital, in an outpatient setting, according to the prevailing standard of care for Chronic Respiratory Diseases patients in this unit. Patients will be provided with a ventilator outfitted with a wireless transmitter to allow the remote data collection of compliance and efficacy information. While patient sleeps, data is collected. If abnormalities criteria will be detected, remote titration of ventilator settings will be done to optimise therapy. Patient will be monitored again and data analyzed. This procedure will be repeated until we obtained the optimal ventilator parameters for each patient in this group. Nocturnal oximetry under home mechanical non-invasive ventilation will be carried out after one week and one month of treatment. Subjects also receive pre-arranged telephone calls to assist with progress.
Receives: Device: Telemonitoring tools
Usual careOtherPatients will be initiated and adapted on non-invasive home mechanical ventilation in Pulmonology Department of S. João Hospital, in an outpatient setting, according to the prevailing standard of care for Chronic Respiratory Diseases patients in this unit. Patients will be assessed by a hospital visit scheduled at the end of third month after their initial adaptation. In this hospital visit data provided by the ventilator will be transferred to research team computer so they could evaluate patient compliance and efficacy of ventilation criteria under the parameters used at home present at the time of assessment. If abnormality criteria will be detected, re-titration of ventilator settings will be made. Patients will be encouraged to call their respiratory consultant any time they had a problem or concern.
Receives: Device: Usual Care

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Nocturnal noninvasive ventilation compliance per day

    We aim to detect a difference of 1 hour in the mean of nightly hours of use, assuming a standard deviation (SD) of 2 hours.

    Measured: 9 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Health Economics Evaluation

    This project project will randomize 2 distinct groups adopting different tecnhologies so we will be able to quantify the economic/budget impacts for each alternative

    Measured: 9 months

  2. Health related Quality of Life

    Incremental gains in quality of life will be evalueted from a clinical perspective and as an investment.

    Measured: 9 months

  3. Arterial Blood Gases

    We aim to detect a

    Measured: 9 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2012
  3. Primary completionMar 2013 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2013 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider
Enrolment
128 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01560741
Sponsor's protocol ID
TeleMotiNIV2012
Acronym
TeleMotiNIV
Status last verified
Oct 2012
First submitted
20 Mar 2012
Last updated
4 Oct 2012
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing Telemonitoring tools in people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Neuromuscular Disease, run by Hospital Sao Joao at 1 site in Portugal.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 22 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Oct 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Portugal. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact João Carlos Winck, PhD (+351 225 512 100 ext. 1567, jcwfc@hsjoao.min-saude.pt), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Nocturnal noninvasive ventilation compliance per day (time frame: 9 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Oct 2012.

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