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Implementation of Home Monitoring in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis
Sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center
Summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of structurally replacing half of the outpatient clinic visits for patients with pulmonary fibrosis by home monitoring and video consultations on patient self-management and health(care) outcomes.
Official title: The SUITS Study: Implementation of Home Monitoring in Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
220
Start Date
2024-10-02
Completion Date
2026-09-01
Last Updated
2025-12-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Home monitoring care
Patients in the home monitoring group will receive a home spirometer, pulse oximetry meter, and access to a smartphone or tablet app, where they can perform home based measurements weekly and complete PROMs. Furthermore, this app includes disease specific information and allows for direct communication with the hospital via eConsultation. In the home monitoring group, half of the outpatient clinic visits will alternately be replaced by remote visits via video consultation.
Locations (11)
Department of Pulmonology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Rijnstate Hospital
Arnhem, Netherlands
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Amphia Hospital
Breda, Netherlands
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Catharina Hospital
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Zuyderland Medical Centre
Heerlen, Netherlands
Department of Pulmonology, Medical Center Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Department of Pulmonology, Leiden University Medical Center
Leiden, Netherlands
Interstitial Lung Diseases Center of Excellence, Department of Pulmonology, St Antonius Hospital
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Center of Excellence for Interstitial Lung Disease, Erasmus University Medical Center
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Department of Pulmonology, Haaglanden Medisch Centrum
The Hague, Netherlands
Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht and Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands