An Enhanced Home-Based Telemedicine Program Using Remote Examination Devices for Children With Medical Complexity

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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

300 Participants
are divided into 2 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