The ICU-recover Box, Using Smart Technology for Monitoring Health Status After ICU Admission

Leiden University Medical Center15 enrolled

Overview

In this pilot study we will study the feasibility of providing and following ICU patients with smart technology for three months after discharge from a general ward of the Leiden University Medical Centre.

Rationale: Smart technology could improve quality of care in patients who have been admitted to the ICU and have been discharged from ICU and hospital, by early diagnosis of complications and early (ambulatory) treatment. In times of increasing medical care consumption leading to increasing health care costs the investigators have to adopt new ways of acquiring patient-specific knowledge and new ways of delivering care. To obtain this level of insight the investigators need a smart and connected health care system. With the ICU-Recover Box and its smart technology we see new opportunities to improve patient health and to recognise early if escalation of medical care is needed. By intervening early the investigators can reduce costs by reducing health care utilization. Objectives: The primary objective of the pilot study is to assess the feasibility of the introduction and use of smart technology by persons that have been discharged from the ICU in the three months following hospital discharge. If this pilot study proves to be successful, smart technology will be used in future studies. Study design: This is a single center cohort study. Study population: The study population consists of 15 patients who have been discharged from the ICU Department to a general ward of the Leiden University Medical Centre. Intervention: Patients who consent to take part in the study, receive an ICU-Recover Box closely before hospital discharge on the general ward. The ICU-Recover Box will contain a smartphone compatible blood pressure monitor, weight scale, and a watch containing a peripheral oxygen saturation monitor, a pedometer to monitor activity for home monitoring. Never will results of any of the measurements be used for therapy or diagnosis. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary endpoint of the study will be the feasibility of providing and following ICU patients with smart technology for three months after discharge from a general ward of the Leiden University Medical Centre.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

DEVICE_FEASIBILITY

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Critically Ill ICU Survivor User Experience

Interventions

Withings ScanWatchDEVICE

Withings ScanWatch, from which the following features will be used: * Measurement of peripheral oxygen saturation (%) * Automatic recording of heart rate (beats/min) * Automatic recording of activity (step count) (numbers/day)

Withings BPM ConnectDEVICE

Withings BPM connect, from which the following feature will be used: o Measurement of non invasive bloodpressure (mmHg)

Withings BodyDEVICE

Withings Body (Scale), from which the following feature will be used: o Measurement of body weight (kg)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: * Patient has been admitted to the ICU of the LUMC for \> 48 hours. * Patient has received mechanical ventilation for \> 24 hours. * Patient masters the English or Dutch language. * Patient is able and capable to use smart technology at home. (i.e. Wi-Fi available, sufficient comprehension of smart technology). * Patient can be contacted and informed about the ICU-Recover box on one of the clinical wards of the LUMC. * Patient is discharged from a ward within the LUMC to home.. Exclusion Criteria: * A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: * Patient is \< 18 years old. * Patient is pregnant. * Patient breastfeeds during the course of the study * Patient underwent cardiothoracic surgery (as they will receive the Cardiothoracic Box in another study). * Patient is discharged for palliative care. * Patient is considered an incapacitated adult. * Patient is unwilling to sign the informed consent form. * Patient is discharged to another hospital.

Locations (1)

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility of using home monitoring devices in terms of patient number

Primary endpoint of this study is the feasibility of providing patients with the ICU-Recover Box after ICU discharge and before hospital discharge, including the collection of measurement/questionnaire data after hospital discharge. This study will be used to identify the issues when implementing such a system. Feasibility is defined as: 10 post-ICU patients, who gave informed consent and who were discharged from hospital with the ICU-Recover Box, were able to use the devices within its intended use.

Time frame: three months

Feasibility of using home monitoring devices in terms of data acquisition

We were able to acquire data from the devices in the ICU-Recover Box. * Heart rate ( beats/min ) from the Withings ScanWartch * steps/day from the Withings ScanWatch * peripheral oxygen saturation (%) from the Withings ScanWatch * weight ( kg) from Withings Body * Blood pressure ( mmHg) from Withings BPM Connect

Time frame: three months

Feasibility of using home monitoring devices in terms of data storage

· We were able to store the acquired data in a safe manner in the datasafe of the LUMC

Time frame: three months

Feasibility of using home monitoring devices in terms of data analyzability

· We were able to analyse the acquired data (using Python).

Time frame: three to six months

Feasibility of using home monitoring devices

· · \> 80 % of the persons that were discharged with an ICU-Recover Box contributed for three months to post-ICU data

Time frame: six months

Secondary Outcomes

Acceptability of home monitoring

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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