None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this research is to develop a mobile based multidisciplinary virtual clinic based on the existing platform (MoTER) and to investigate the impact of such a clinic on health outcomes and clinical management of patients with HF. The primary hypothesis is that participants in the MoTER-HF arm will have satisfying uptake and adherence to the intervention. Patients in the MoTER-HF arm will have access to the mobile based intervention program which consists of educational materials, self-management interventions and healthcare providers' feedback for the period of three months.
Interventions
MoTER-HF intervention include educational information related to Heart Failure (HF), monitoring physical and biological parameters (body weight, blood pressure and pain) and support from healthcare providers. The educational information covers topics including heart HF related educational instructions, healthy lifestyle and body, heart and mind. These information either developed by the CSIRO research team or linked to the related pages of the Heart Foundation Website. We sought authorization fr
MoTER-HF intervention include educational information related to Heart Failure (HF), monitoring physical and biological parameters (body weight, blood pressure and pain) and support from healthcare providers. The educational information covers topics including heart HF related educational instructions, healthy lifestyle and body, heart and mind. These information either developed by the CSIRO research team or linked to the related pages of the Heart Foundation Website. We sought authorization from the Heart Foundation. The intervention will be delivered by a nurse practitioner who acts as mentor and participants will be recruited from the Prince Charles hospital located in Brisbane. The mode of intervention delivery in this study is through smartphone application and its web-portal. Participants in the intervention group will have access to the MoTER-HF application for the period of three months. Participants are asked to measure their blood pressure and body weight every day using medical devices. They also record their possible pain and heart related symptoms. Participants can access to the relaxation audio tracks embedded in the MoTER-HF app. This audio has developed by the Australian Cancer Council and CSIRO purchased a licence to use the audio in MoTER-HF app. It is expected that each participant spend 30 minutes daily using the app. The mentor will provide her support through weekly phone calls or face time during the intervention. The length of the phone call depends on patients needs and the mentor's opinion. The primary outcome of this study is to assess participants' uptake and adherence to smartphone based intervention
Sponsors
The Australian E-Health Research Center, CSIRO
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients diagnosed with HF, able to read and write in English, and interested in Information Technology (IT) and smart phone based interventions.
Exclusion criteria
Potential participants are excluded if they were unable to participate in virtual clinic due to medical care needs, unable to operate a Smartphone for purposes of the trial (e.g. vision, hearing, cognitive or dexterity impairment), had no experience with mobile/smartphones, or were involved in another trial.
Outcome results
None listed