A wearable remote patient monitor (AeviceMD) is to be used to monitor the respiratory health of pediatric asthma patients in this pilot study. Patients prescribed with AeviceMD should be able to gain better control over their disease during home management. Physicians should be able to optimize treatment for these patients using objective data collected from and of these patients outside of the clinic. The AeviceMD should also be used as a remote auscultation device for teleconsultations.
Participants are asked to take part in this research study because they have been diagnosed with poorly controlled asthma. As a chronic respiratory disease, management of the disease relies not only on healthcare professionals delivering care at various clinical touch points, but also depends heavily on a participant's own ability to understand, monitor, and manage their conditions when at home. The investigators know that for pediatric patients, like for many other children, self-monitoring is often difficult. This clinical pilot investigates the use of a wearable medical device that can conduct continuous monitoring of vital signs and detect wheezing when worn at home. The continued use of this device (especially during night sleep) gives insight to the course of symptoms, while also providing early warning should a participant's condition worsen. The device can also be used as a digital stethoscope, meaning physicians can examine participants via teleconference and obtain useful data for clinical decision making. Study participants include: 20 pediatric patients (between 3 to 18 years of age) who have been diagnosed with poorly controlled asthma while presenting at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Guerin Children's. Participants will be enrolled to use the AeviceMD device during night sleeps.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
AeviceMD is a remote patient monitoring system consisting of a wearable stethoscope, silicone patches, a docking station, and a mobile application.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
To evaluate the effectiveness of implementing home monitoring technology for asthma patients in delivering care to patients and in extension determine, if Aevice Medical Device can improve home management of Asthma for pediatrics patients.
The study primary objectives are met if enrolled patients achieve better manage of their asthma shown by a reduction in admission rate, improvement in patient satisfaction, and quality of life. For this purpose, the Pediatric Asthma Control and Communication Instrument (PACCI) system will be utilized. This is a 12-item questionnaire resulting in a sum score ranging from 0 (best asthma control) to 19 (worst asthma control). A decrease in the sum score indicates an improvement in asthma control.
Time frame: 3 Months
To determine if the AeviceMD is effective as a remote auscultation tool for the facilitation of teleconsultations.
The study's secondary objectives are met if a remote physician was able to conduct auscultation of a patient's lungs and discern between normal and abnormal breath using AeviceMD during teleconsultations. For this purpose the PI will test the sound quality of the AeviceMD in direct comparison to a traditional stethoscope used at baseline and final in-person visits, as well as at the tele visit.
Time frame: 3 Months
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