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

Description

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.

Conditions

Chronic Diseases in Children

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

An Enhanced Home-Based Telemedicine Program Using Remote Examination Devices for Children With Medical Complexity Receiving Comprehensive Care: a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial

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

Condition
Chronic Diseases in Children
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 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
  • * Major heart disease
  • * Mitochondrial disorders
  • * Active cancer
  • * Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order
  • * Patients receiving compassionate care

Ages Eligible for Study

to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,

Ricardo A Mosquera, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Record Dates

2025-11-01