REsponsible roLl-out of E-heAlth Through Systematic Evaluation - Heart Failure Study

NCT ID: NCT05654961

Last Updated: 2022-12-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

6480 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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Telemedicine is gradually becoming accepted in heart failure (HF) management. Meta-analyses show a positive effect of telemedicine on hospital admission, length of stay, mortality, and costs. However, the magnitude of the effect is heterogeneous because of the variety in the HF population using telemedicine, components of telemedicine, and variety in considered costs. Despite the lack of clear guidance how to implement telemedicine within routine HF management, implementation of telemedicine is advocated by payers, private companies, and patient organizations.

In this nationwide study the investigators aim to identify in which subgroup of HF patients telemedicine is (cost-)effective, and which intervention components of telemedicine are most (cost-)effective.

Detailed Description

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The objectives of the study are to examine:

1. which HF patient characteristics are related to an increase in number of days spent outside the hospital within one year of follow-up, when telemedicine is part of regular HF care compared to regular HF care alone?
2. which HF patient characteristics are related to cost-effectiveness when telemedicine is part of regular care compared to regular HF care alone?
3. which components of telemedicine as part of regular HF care lead to an increase in number of days spent outside the hospital within one year of follow-up?
4. which components of telemedicine as part of regular HF care are cost-effective?

The main focus of this study is on patient-related subgroup analyses with telemedicine. The patient-related subgroups are identified by a systematic literature review of randomized-controlled trials of telemedicine: (1) age, (2) severity of HF (NYHA class at baseline), (3) sex (female compared to male), (4) socio-economic status (SES) (HF patients with higher SES compared to lower SES), (5) presence of depression, (6) Type of heart failure (LVEF: HFrEF, HFmrEF, HFpEF), (7) presence of atrial fibrillation (AF). In an additional analysis, (8) heterogeneity across time of diagnosis will be explored (recently diagnosed compared to not recently diagnosed).

To answer the four research questions a RELEASE-HF database will be set up. The RELEASE-HF database will be composed from various data sources:

1. National Heart Failure Registry (abbreviated as Registry; a patient registry),
2. Interviews with clinicians about telemedicine features on hospital level,
3. Interviews with finance department staff about costs in HF care (including telemedicine use),
4. Electronic Health Record (EHR) data about telemedicine (including supplier system data)
5. External national registries and/or databases as Statistics Netherlands (CBS), declaration data (Vektis), Dutch Hospital Data (DHD) or PHARMO.

Conditions

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Heart Failure

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Heart failure patients

According to the eligibility criteria specified below.

Use of telemedicine

Intervention Type OTHER

Use of telemedicine (any type: telephone only, non-invasive, implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-based, invasive) in heart failure management

Interventions

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Use of telemedicine

Use of telemedicine (any type: telephone only, non-invasive, implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator-based, invasive) in heart failure management

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All heart failure patients newly admitted to a hospital outpatient clinic for HF
* All phenotypes of heart failure that meet the ESC 2021 guideline
* Patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure in a setting other than the one where the patient currently presents (primary, secondary or tertiary care)
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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UMC Utrecht

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Prof. Dr. F.W. Asselbergs

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Folkert W. Asselbergs, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UMC Utrecht

Locations

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Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

's-Hertogenbosch, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep

Alkmaar, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Meander Medisch Centrum

Amersfoort, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

OLVG

Amsterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Gelre Ziekenhuizen Apeldoorn

Apeldoorn, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis Assen

Assen, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Maasziekenhuis Pantein

Boxmeer, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Amphia Ziekenhuis

Breda, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis

Delft, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Deventer Ziekenhuis

Deventer, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Slingeland Ziekenhuis

Doetinchem, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei

Ede, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Catharina Ziekenhuis

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Máxima MC

Eindhoven, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Treant Zorggroep

Emmen, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Enschede, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Anna Ziekenhuis

Geldrop, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Groene Hart Ziekenhuis

Gouda, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Groningen, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Elkerliek Ziekenhuis

Helmond, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Ziekenhuisgroep Twente

Hengelo, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Alrijne

Leiden, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Maastricht UMC+

Maastricht, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Antonius Ziekenhuis

Nieuwegein, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Radoudumc

Nijmegen, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum

Sittard, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Haaglanden Medisch Centrum

The Hague, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

HagaZiekenhuis

The Hague, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Elisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis

Tilburg, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Bernhoven

Uden, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Diakonessenhuis

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

UMC Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

VieCuri Medisch Centrum

Venlo, , Netherlands

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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Netherlands

Central Contacts

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Jorna van Eijk, MSc

Role: CONTACT

+31634609890

Facility Contacts

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Jorna van Eijk, MSc

Role: primary

References

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van Eijk J, Luijken K, Jaarsma T, Reitsma JB, Schuit E, Frederix GWJ, Derks L, Schaap J, Rutten FH, Brugts J, de Boer RA, Asselbergs FW, Trappenburg JCA; RELEASE-HF Investigators. RELEASE-HF study: a protocol for an observational, registry-based study on the effectiveness of telemedicine in heart failure in the Netherlands. BMJ Open. 2024 Jan 4;14(1):e078021. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078021.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38176879 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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21-634/C

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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