Study Summary
This trial will test a new smartphone app, Medly, for patients recently diagnosed with heart failure. The app is designed to help manage self-care and improve quality of life. The trial will measure if the app leads to a reduction in 30-day readmissions rates, without increasing the average length of stay or visits to the emergency department.
Treatment Effectiveness
Effectiveness Progress
Study Objectives
5 Primary · 3 Secondary · Reporting Duration: Baseline, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months
Trial Safety
Safety Progress
Trial Design
2 Treatment Groups
Control
1 of 2
Telemonitoring (Medly)
1 of 2
Active Control
Experimental Treatment
144 Total Participants · 2 Treatment Groups
Primary Treatment: Medly · No Placebo Group · N/A
Trial Logistics
Trial Timeline
Who is running the clinical trial?
Eligibility Criteria
Age 18+ · All Participants · 4 Total Inclusion Criteria
Mark “Yes” if the following statements are true for you:- Seto, Emily, Heather Ross, Alana Tibbles, Steven Wong, Patrick Ware, Edward Etchells, Jeremy Kobulnik, Tamanna Chibber, and Stephanie Poon. 2020. “A Mobile Phone–based Telemonitoring Program for Heart Failure Patients After an Incidence of Acute Decompensation (medly-aid): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial”. JMIR Research Protocols. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/15753.
- Ware, Patrick, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo, Audrey Laporte, Kayleigh Gordon, and Emily Seto. 2018. “Evaluating the Implementation of a Mobile Phone–based Telemonitoring Program: Longitudinal Study Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research”. JMIR Mhealth and Uhealth. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/10768.
- Ware, Patrick, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo, Audrey Laporte, and Emily Seto. 2018. “Implementation and Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Telemonitoring Program for Patients with Heart Failure: Mixed-methods Study Protocol”. JMIR Research Protocols. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/resprot.9911.
- Seto, Emily, Kevin J Leonard, Joseph A Cafazzo, Jan Barnsley, Caterina Masino, and Heather J Ross. 2012. “Mobile Phone-based Telemonitoring for Heart Failure Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial”. Journal of Medical Internet Research. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/jmir.1909.
- Ware, Patrick, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo, Audrey Laporte, and Emily Seto. 2018. “Implementation and Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Telemonitoring Program for Patients with Heart Failure: Mixed-methods Study Protocol”. JMIR Research Protocols. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/resprot.9911.
- 2018. "Effects of Telemonitoring on the Outcome of Heart Failure Patients After an Incidence of Acute Decompensation". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03358303.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the upper limit of enrollees for this clinical investigation?
"Affirmative. Based on the information available from clinicaltrials.gov, this research venture is recruiting participants as we speak. The trial was first uploaded in November 2018 and has been updated just recently in March 2022; it is seeking 144 volunteers across 4 sites for involvement." - Anonymous Online Contributor
Are there any opportunities for recruitment in this clinical trial?
"According to the information stored on clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is currently in need of participants and was created on November 16th 2018 before being amended most recently on March 9th 2022." - Anonymous Online Contributor