About this trial
The purpose of this study is to assess if the benefits for children with medical complexity (CMC) receiving comprehensive care (CC) in an enhanced medical home can be further improved by enhanced telemedicine program (ETM) provided during clinic hours using mobile devices to measure temperature\& oxygen saturation, auscultate the heart \& lungs, and view the skin, throat, \& tympanic membranes in the home.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Greater than or equal to 2 hospitalizations or greater than or equal to 1 ICU admission in the year before joining the comprehensive care program
Greater than 50 percent estimated risk of hospitalization without our care as judged by the medical director
Disqualifiers
Major heart disease
Mitochondrial disorders
Active cancer
Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- CC
- enhanced telemedicine (ETM)
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead sponsor
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs National Research Network (CYSHC)
Collaborator