Support for COVID19 Patients at Home

NCT ID: NCT04898179

Last Updated: 2024-10-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

796 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2022-01-16

Brief Summary

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The rapid spread and increase of acute respiratory infection cases caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus represent a major challenge for healthcare systems around the world. The shortage of facilities and medical personnel is a major problem in the face of a serious epidemic. The Lombardy Region, and in particular the territories of Milan, Bergamo and Brescia, was the most affected due to the rapid increase in cases and limited medical resources during the initial phase of the epidemic.

The collaboration between hospital and territory with integrated communication systems and the monitoring of patients with appropriate technological tools that include telemedicine, are fundamental to ensure the continuity of care and the sustainability of the health system, also significantly reducing the risk of contagion for health professionals.

Detailed Description

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The MIRATO Project wants to test the remote health surveillance services and a telemonitoring program for patients discharged after a period of hospitalization for COVID19 caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and their comorbidities if present.

Patients discharged from hospitals still present in many cases breathing difficulties, bed rest symptoms and other disabilities related to the acute event. In addition, some patients are seeing rekindling of symptoms such as fever, dry cough, difficulty respiratory and blood desaturation into oxygen. These problems underline the need for procedures that allow us to safely discharge patients to be able to better follow their convalescence but also to be able to intervene quickly in the event of symptoms returning.

The purpose of the home health surveillance intervention will be:

* Monitor the evolution of the state of health with standardized tools based on scientific evidence
* Provide counselling support to help recovery
* Have certain and early identification of signs and symptoms related to a possible resumption of the COVID19 pathology and or to comorbidities
* Compare outcome results with case-control design three months after hospital discharge

Conditions

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COVID19 Patients

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Telecare group

When discharged, patients will be followed at home by a telecare nursing and specialist teleconsultation program for 3 months. The key element of the program will be a structured nurse-managed telephone support and, when necessary, video consultations, to follow patients, for the first month. During these contacts, the nurse will conduct a standardized interview enquiring about the general clinical condition of the patient. In the case of any symptom or problem, the patient will be able to call the service. At the end of the third month, patients will contact again to check their clinical condition and to close the program. Patients will be provided with a pulse oximeter to measure O2 saturation.

At the start and end of the program, patients were administered the SF-12 quality of life questionnaire.

Telecare Group

Intervention Type OTHER

Home-based telehealth program: telenursing and specialist teleconsultation

Telemonitoring with a new pulse oximeter and specific App

E-health platform

Videoconference

Control group

The patients in the control group will be followed by their general practitioner and they will be contacted after three months to check their clinical condition.

Control group

Intervention Type OTHER

Usual care

Interventions

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Telecare Group

Home-based telehealth program: telenursing and specialist teleconsultation

Telemonitoring with a new pulse oximeter and specific App

E-health platform

Videoconference

Intervention Type OTHER

Control group

Usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hospitalisation for COVID19
* Patients discharged at home

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient refusal
* Patients discharged at a nursing home
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Istituto Auxologico Italiano

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Azienda Ospedaliera Bolognini di Seriate Bergamo

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Bergamo

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Bergamo

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Simonetta Scalvini, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri

Locations

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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale (ASST) BERGAMO EST, Ospedale Bolognini di Seriate

Seriate, Bergamo, Italy

Site Status

Ics Maugeri

Lumezzane, Brescia, Italy

Site Status

Ics Maugeri

Tradate, Varese, Italy

Site Status

Istituto Auxologico Italiano

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Word Health Organization. WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard. Available at https://covid19.who.int 2020. (last accessed March 2021).

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Tebeje TH, Klein J. Applications of e-Health to Support Person-Centered Health Care at the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic. Telemed J E Health. 2021 Feb;27(2):150-158. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0201. Epub 2020 Jul 31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32746750 (View on PubMed)

Doshi A, Platt Y, Dressen JR, Mathews BK, Siy JC. Keep Calm and Log On: Telemedicine for COVID-19 Pandemic Response. J Hosp Med. 2020 May;15(5):302-304. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3419. Epub 2020 Apr 1. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32379036 (View on PubMed)

Tabacof L, Kellner C, Breyman E, Dewil S, Braren S, Nasr L, Tosto J, Cortes M, Putrino D. Remote Patient Monitoring for Home Management of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in New York: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Telemed J E Health. 2021 Jun;27(6):641-648. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0339. Epub 2020 Oct 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33232204 (View on PubMed)

Scalvini S, Bernocchi P, Zanelli E, Comini L, Vitacca M; Maugeri Centre for Telehealth and Telecare (MCTT). Maugeri Centre for Telehealth and Telecare: A real-life integrated experience in chronic patients. J Telemed Telecare. 2018 Aug;24(7):500-507. doi: 10.1177/1357633X17710827. Epub 2017 May 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28537509 (View on PubMed)

Vitali A, Ghidotti A, Savoldelli A, Bonometti F, Rizzi C, Bernocchi P, Borghi G, Scalvini S. Definition of a Method for the Evaluation of Telemedicine Platforms in the Italian Context. Telemed J E Health. 2023 May;29(5):769-777. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2022.0326. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36206021 (View on PubMed)

Bernocchi P, Crotti G, Beato E, Bonometti F, Giudici V, Bertolaia P, Perger E, Remuzzi A, Bachetti T, La Rovere MT, Dalla Vecchia LA, Angeli F, Parati G, Borghi G, Vitacca M, Scalvini S. COVID-19 teleassistance and teleconsultation: a matched case-control study (MIRATO project, Lombardy, Italy). Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Aug 14;10:1062232. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1062232. eCollection 2023.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37645519 (View on PubMed)

Bonometti F, Bernocchi P, Vitali A, Savoldelli A, Rizzi C, Scalvini S. Usability of a continuous oxygen saturation device for home telemonitoring. Digit Health. 2023 Aug 14;9:20552076231194547. doi: 10.1177/20552076231194547. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 37588158 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ICS Maugeri CE2455

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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